ES / EN
- August 21, 2026 -
No Result
View All Result
OnCubaNews
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
OnCubaNews
ES / EN
Home Cuba

Maylén Díaz Almaguer taken off from mechanical ventilation

by
  • OnCuba Staff
    OnCuba Staff,
  • OnCuba editorial staff
August 28, 2018
in Cuba
0
Maylén Díaz Almaguer, the sole survivor of the plane crash of May 18 in Havana, where 112 persons died.

Maylén Díaz Almaguer, the sole survivor of the plane crash of May 18 in Havana, where 112 persons died.

The sole survivor of the plane crash of May 18 in Havana is being kept without assisted mechanical ventilation in the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital where she was transferred around a month ago to follow up on her treatment after saving her life.

A medical report provided by the Cuban News Agency says that the lesions on the soft parts of her body continue under local intensive care with the aim of achieving the total formation of scar tissue.

“Work is underway to eliminate all the infection as a consequence of the days of natural evolution of a polytrauma of great importance, the sustained anti-polymicrobic therapy and the state of immunological incompetence.”

Maylén Díaz Almaguer, 19, has an “adequate state of conscience, is cooperating and communicates with the medical team and her family in a system of permanent companion.”

The young woman, says the medical report, “still has the neurological damage from a bone-marrow lesion at a cervical level.”

A long article in the newspaper Juventud Rebelde a few days ago revealed for the first time important details of her evolution through the testimony of members of the medical team that treated her in the Calixto García Hospital.

Related Posts

Blackout in Old Havana, Cuba

Economic reforms and democratic opening

July 24, 2026
The area’s beauty and preservation have become the only draw for many. Photo: Lied Lorain.

Old Havana: ghost streets, closed venues, nonexistent tourism, and a subdued summer

July 23, 2026
An inclusive cafe in Havana employs young people

An inclusive cafe in Havana employs young people with Down’s syndrome and autism amid Cuba’s crisis

May 21, 2026
Cuban entrepreneurship

U.S. oil siege of Cuba weighs down private sector Washington seeks to aid

May 5, 2026

It was known that Díaz Almaguer, due to the bone-marrow lesion, is now paraplegic and that her left leg had had to be amputated at the knee.

The patient currently continues being reported as critical, and she is being treated by a multidisciplinary group from the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital and other healthcare institutions.

  • OnCuba Staff
    OnCuba Staff,
  • OnCuba editorial staff
Tags: Boeing 737cubacuban societyPlane Crash Survivor
Previous Post

It was femicide, and that matters

Next Post

Embassy resumes services for Americans in Cuba

OnCuba Staff

OnCuba Staff

OnCuba Staff

OnCuba Staff

Next Post
Photo: Alejandro Ernesto / EFE.

Embassy resumes services for Americans in Cuba

Photo: Claudio Pelaez Sordo.

Slight increase in average month wage in Cuba

His Excellency Mr. Bader Abdullah Al Matrooshi, ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

Cuba and United Arab Emirates: a road of friendship

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The conversation here is moderated according to OnCuba News discussion guidelines. Please read the Comment Policy before joining the discussion.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Read

  • The Enchanted Shrimp of the Cuban Dance

    7452 shares
    Share 2981 Tweet 1863
  • Is this Javier Sotomayor´s record on the tight rope?

    112 shares
    Share 45 Tweet 28
  • Cuba’s Next Leader Will Not Be Found in Washington

    20 shares
    Share 8 Tweet 5
  • The story behind the “sister flags” of Cuba and Puerto Rico

    157 shares
    Share 63 Tweet 39
  • Vatican foreign minister arrives in Havana to meet with Díaz-Canel

    74 shares
    Share 30 Tweet 19

Most Commented

  • Havana's Malecón. Cuba-US relations

    Cuba’s Next Leader Will Not Be Found in Washington

    20 shares
    Share 8 Tweet 5
  • The Birth of a Nation: The Remake

    11 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • Economic reforms and democratic opening

    14 shares
    Share 6 Tweet 4
  • Old Havana: ghost streets, closed venues, nonexistent tourism, and a subdued summer

    11 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • The Announced Measures and What Is Still Missing

    21 shares
    Share 8 Tweet 5
  • About us
  • Work with OnCuba
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Moderation policy for comments
  • Contact us
  • Advertisement offers

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.