United Nations Population Fund

Cuba Humanitarian Emergency

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In January 2019, a severe tornado hit the capital of Havana, destroying homes, health facilities, schools, electric and telecommunication infrastructure, businesses and harbor infrastructure. This happened less than two years after Hurricane Irma made landfall across the Caribbean in September 2017 and less than three years after Hurricane Matthew hit the region in October 2016, devastating many countries including Cuba. UNFPA continues to provide hygiene kits as well as reproductive health kits to meet contraception needs, prevent and treat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS, and support delivery care and obstetric surgeries in health facilities that provide gynecological services in affected municipalities in Cuba.

Country Population: 11.4 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
509,971
Women of reproductive age
120,294
Pregnant women
4,027
Young people
87,877
Last updated on - 14 July 2020
UNFPA Cuba

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2019

  • People Reached
    Total women reached with all types of SRH services
    34,671
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    4,000
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    12,949
    Affected population reached with Family Planning services
    57,192
  • Services delivered
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    1
    Number of safe spaces
    4
    Health facilities that incorporate one-stop centers for GBV survivors, supported by UNFPA
    4
  • Capacity strengthening
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    336
    Personnel trained on clinical management of rape
    145

Emergencies related listing

Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.