Cuban hospitals struggle to treat patients amid energy crisis

>> THANK YOU. >>> A RARE LOOK INSIDE A CUBAN HOSPITAL AS. >>> A RARE LOOK INSIDE A CUBAN HOSPITAL AS DOCTORS STRUGGLE TO. E. DOCTORS STRUGGLE TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH THE POWER OUTAGE. TREAT PEOPLE WITH THE POWER OUTAGE. OUR GEORGE SOLIZ THE. POWER OUTAGE. OUR GEORGE SOLIZ THE FIRST IN THERE IN MORE. OUR GEORGE SOLIZ THE FIRST IN THERE IN MORE THAN A DECADE. FIRST IN THERE IN MORE THTHAN A DECADE. >> Reporter: THE. THAN A DECADE. >> Reporter: THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG. >> Reporter: THE MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS HAS LEUKEMIA, MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS HAS LEUKEMIA, ADMINISTERING WHAT. BOYS HAS LEUKEMIA, ADMINISTSTERING WHAT MOST PLACES IS ROUTINE. ADMINISTERING WHAT MOST PLACES IS ROUTINE CANCER TREATMENT IS. CANCER TREATMENT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE HERE. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE E HERE. SHE LIVES TOO FAR TO. HERE. SHE LIVES TOO O FAR TO WALK, WITHOUT FUEL AND. SHE LIVES TOO FAR TO WALK, WITHOUT FUEL ANDND AFFORDABLE. WALK, WITHOUT FUEL AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION, LIFE.

AFFORDABLE TRANANSPORTATION, LIFE HAS GOTTEN HARDER. TRANSPORTATION, LIFE HAS GOTTEN HARDER. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL. HAS GOTTEN HARDER. [ SPEAKING IN N A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]. LANGUAGE ] WE'RE FIGHTING EVERY DAY, M MY BIGGEST FEAR. DAY, MY BIGGEST FEAR IS GOING TO BED AND NOT WAKING UP P NEXT. IS GOING TO BED AND NOT WAKING UP NEXT MORNING. NOT WAKING UP NEXT MORNING. THIS IS A SUPPLY ROOM. MORNING. THIS IS A SUPPLY ROOM FOR THE MEDICINE, BUT. THIS IS A SUPPLY ROOM FOR THE MEDICINE, BUT T THE POWER GOES OFF. FOR THE MEDICINE, BUT THE POWER GOES OFF LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO. THE POWER GOES OFF LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO SPOIL. LONG ENOUGH FOR R IT TO SPOIL. THEY TRY TO FIND OTHER. SPOIL. THEY TRY TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO KEEP IT COLD. THEY TRY TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO KEEP IT COLDLD. YOU TRY TO SAVE IT. WAYS TO KEEP IT COLD. YOU TRY TOTO SAVE IT. >> OF COURSE. YOU TRY TO SAVE IT. >> OF COURSE. >> Reporter: THEY'RE. >> OF COURSE. >> Reporter: THEY'RE HAVING ISSSSUES BECAUSE. >> Reporter: THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES BECAUSE OFOF THE FUEL CRISIS, HAVING ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE FUEL CRCRISIS, BUT THIS HOSPITAL HAS.

OF THE FUEL CRISIS, BUT THIS HOSPITAL HAS BEEN LUCKY. BUT THIS HOSPITAL HAS BEEN LUCKY. SOME BROKE N, SOME IN. BEEN LUCKY. SOME BROKE N, SOME IN NEED OF REPAIR AND. NEED OF REPAIR AND OTHERS NEEDING GAS, HARD TO COME BY. OTHERS NEEDING GAS, HARD TO COME BY. THERE'S ONLY FIVE. HARD TO COME BY. THERE'S ONLY FIVE AMBULANCES USED FOR. THERE'S ONLY FIVE AMBULANCES USESED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AMBULANCES USED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, ALL ELECTRIC. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, ALL L ELECTRIC. EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, ALL ELECTRIC. EVERYWHERE YOUOU TURN, CUBANS ARE SUFFERING. EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, CUBANS ARE SUFFERING. STREETS HAVE BEEEEN. CUBANS ARE SUFFERING. STREETS HAVE BEEN DARK, HOMES HOT, AND. STREETS HAVE BEEN DARK, HOMES HOT, A AND GARBAGE IS PILING UP.

DARK, HOMES HOT, AND GARBAGE IS PILING UP EVERY STREET CORNER. GARBAGE IS PILING UP EVERY STSTREET CORNER. HE TRIES TO STAY CALM. EVERY STREET CORNER. HE TRIES TO STAY CALM BUT IT'S OVERWHELMLMING. HE TRIES TO STAY CALM BUT IT'S OVERWHELMING. THE STRESS GETETS TO. BUT IT'S OVERWHELMING. THE STRESS G GETS TO YOU, YOU COULD HAVE A. THE STRESS GETS TO YOU, YOU COULD H HAVE A HEART ATTACK, HE SAYS. YOU, YOU COULD HAVE A HEART ATTACK, HE SAYS. FAMILIES HUDDLE E AROUND. HEART ATTACK, HE SAYS. FAMILIES HUDDLE AROUND IN THE DARK. FAMILIES HUDDLE AROUND IN THE DARK. [ SPEAKING IN A GLOBAL. IN THE DARK. [ SPEAKING IN A GLGLOBAL LANGUAGE ]. LANGUAGE ] IT MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY, SHE T TELLS ME, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY,Y, SHE TELLS ME, THEY FEEL DEVASTATING. CRY, SHE TELLS ME, THEY FEEEEL DEVASTATING. PATIENCE IS RUNNING. R.