The province of Holguín closed 2025 with an infant mortality rate of 6.42 per thousand live births, the fourth lowest in the country and the lowest in eastern Cuba, despite having experienced one of the most difficult years for Cuba and its healthcare system.
The year 2025 was highly demanding for the province of Holguín, especially for its healthcare system, which faced very adverse conditions and a shortage of essential resources. Despite material, medicine, and equipment scarcities, the network of institutions worked from primary to tertiary care levels, with medical teams rising to meet the challenges.
Dr. Luis Enrique Almaguer Mederos, a researcher in the laboratories of the Center for Research and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias (CIRAH) in Holguín, is a tireless unraveler of mysteries.