September 3, 2025 — Belly of the Beast
Global Health Partners and mediCuba Europa have raised over $500,000 to donate nearly 600 pacemakers to Cuba.
Amid an unprecedented economic crisis fueled by U.S. sanctions, Cuba’s universal and free healthcare system is struggling to provide patients with life-saving pacemakers. Doctors at Havana’s Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery say U.S. sanctions make it difficult for Cuba to import pacemakers directly from manufacturers.
We visited Cuba’s Cardiology Institute, where we talked with patients, their relatives and doctors about what the donated pacemakers mean to them. WATCH THE VIDEO.
