Sanitation poor at AIDS sanatorium

FROM CUBA
Sanitation poor at AIDS sanatorium

HAVANA, Cuba - January 11 (Amarilis C. Rey, Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - A patient at an AIDS sanatorium in Menocal, Havana province, complained here that sanitation at the facility is so poor that it imperils patients' lives.

"The water is contaminated with trash, stones, and leaves. The tanks are not cleaned and neither is the drinking water boiled. One can often see cats, dogs, and even cattle ambling through the kitchens and dining area," said Frank Leal.

Leal, who said he had been struck with diarrhea along with other patients recently, pointed out a sample of what he said was the sugar used at the hospital. It was noticeably contaminated with foreign particles.

There are more than 100 patients at the sanatorium.

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