What is happening today in Havana, Cuba

In 2025, people in Havana are facing many difficulties. Many homes often have no electricity and no water. Sometimes the lights go out for many hours each day, and clean drinking water is not always available. Food, gas and medicine are also very difficult to find.

Now the situation becomes even more dangerous: a virus called Chikungunya is spreading fast. This disease comes from mosquito bites and causes very bad headaches, rashes—and joint or muscle pain that can last for weeks or months.

Because many people in Havana have no medicine, no insect repellents, and no stable electricity or clean water, it is much harder for them to stay safe or recover from sickness.

For many families, every day is a struggle: trying to find clean water, food, and fuel to cook; dealing with darkness when electricity fails; and hoping to avoid the virus when they have almost no protection.

The Chikungunya outbreak shows how deeply structural problems — like lack of water, electricity and medicine — affect everyday life when a health crisis hits.

We should remember these people. They deserve help, visibility, and solidarity in this difficult time.