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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photos: By the author

Published: 11 October 2025

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• Las Tunas Health System
• Mother and Child Care Program

The last months of the year are historically alarming in terms of the decline in the country's birth rate. To evaluate how this and other aspects related to the Maternal and Child Health Program (PAMI) are progressing and the role of each agency in it, the Las Tunas highest political and government authorities met with officials of the Health Directorate.

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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo / Photos: Rey López

Published: 07 October 2025

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• dengue

Aidanys became truly concerned when she arrived home and saw her daughter dehydrated, unable even to open her eyes. She immediately took her to the emergency room. She had been suffering from a high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and, in the last few hours, abdominal pain for a week. She suspected that it was dengue, but she never imagined that the girl would develop complications.

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Written by Yuset Puig and Leanet Escalona Ojeda

Published: 05 October 2025

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• Maternal and Child Program

He was following his mother around, as he almost always did, but his early childhood innocence protected him from what was about to happen. He did not notice any signs that her health was changing, nor did he notice the concern in her eyes. Suddenly, his mother went into labor. She could not make it to the hospital and gave birth to his sister right there, in front of him.

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Written by Yuset Puig and Dayana Menzoney

Published: 05 October 2025

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• teenage pregnancy

The child revels freely on her belly while she recalls her early foray into motherhood. Behind our microphone, she is attentive to the little creature that grew inside her, interrupting the conversation to settle him... She has just turned 15 and already carries the weight of a household on her shoulders.