Featured Statement: U.S. ELAM Alumni Association

This month, the U.S. ELAM Alumni Association released a powerful public letter addressed to U.S. leadership, calling attention to the humanitarian consequences of the ongoing blockade and sanctions.

The letter highlights that:

“Cuba’s infant mortality rate rose 148% between 2018 and 2025… Over 460 essential medications are in shortage; only 3% of Cubans can find needed medicines in state pharmacies.”

As physicians trained in Cuba, the alumni emphasize their ethical duty to speak out against policies that harm patients and destabilize health systems. Their message reinforces what PAMA witnesses daily through our humanitarian work: the medical crisis in Cuba is real, preventable, and urgent.

We thank the ELAM alumni for their courage and for standing with the Cuban people during this critical moment.