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Cuban boy's sporting dreams on hold as surgery backlog grows
A shortage of anaesthetics and recurring power outages have delayed the operation for Juan Jose Guilarte, one of about 96,000 Cubans awaiting surgery.
- In Havana, 10-year-old Juan Jose Guilarte faces an indefinite surgery delay as anesthesia shortages and power outages halt his operation to prevent his thigh bone from piercing his skin.
- President Donald Trump cut off oil exports to Cuba in January, compounding a six-decade-old US trade embargo and creating fuel and medication shortages that forced hospitals to drastically reduce elective surgeries.
- According to the health ministry, 96,000 people are currently on waiting lists for operations, including 11,000 children, revealing the scale of Cuba's surgical backlog.
- Despite the delay, Juan Jose remains determined to reach the Paralympics; his mother Sheila Guilarte said, "He loves to dream, create and tell stories."
- Training twice a week in pentathlon and kung-fu, Juan Jose relies on a specialized carbon-fibre leg gifted by an American boy in 2023 to pursue his athletic ambitions.
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Cuban boy's sporting dreams on hold as surgery backlog grows
Juan Jose Guilarte is like any other 10-year-old as he races around a park in Cuba's capital Havana.
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