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Cubans turn to free community pharmacies amid medicine shortages

Original: Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce

AP News reports that Cubans are increasingly relying on free community pharmacies as shortages of medications worsen across the island. With state-run pharmacies unable to stock basic medicines, residents are turning to volunteer-run neighborhood initiatives to obtain prescriptions and over-the-counter treatments. The story has been picked up widely by US outlets including the Seattle Times, reflecting growing attention to Cuba's deepening economic and public health crisis.

Why now: Widespread pickup of an AP report on worsening medicine shortages in Cuba has drawn fresh attention to the island's health crisis.

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• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · Los Angeles Times
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · AP News
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · The Journal Gazette
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · CBS 17
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · The Seattle Times
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
• Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce · Audacy

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