Learning about the progress of the health sector in Cuba and the world and boosting networking cooperative work and learning based on information and communication technologies (ICT) are goals of the 11th International Congress of Computing in Health.
Cuban Wetlands: Internationally Important
Cuban experts are working on a project of two new proposals in the country asRamsar Sites which is an international convention related to wetlands and in particular water bird habitats.
Raul Castro elected delegate to 7th Communist Congress
Cuban President Raul Castro, first secretary of Cuba´s Communist Party, was elected delegate to the 7th Congress of the political organization by the general secretaries of the eastern Segundo Frente municipality.
Cuban Food Minister satisfied with visit to Namibia
Namibia´s vice-president Nickey Iyambo received Cuba´s Food Industry minister Maria del Carmen Concepcion in her last day of an official visit to that sister African nation.
Cuba and U.S. address trafficking in persons and migration fraud
Cuban and US representatives held a technical meeting in the city of Miami on Thursday to address ways to increase bilateral collaboration in the fight on trafficking in persons and migration fraud.
Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill will meet in Havana
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, will meet February 12 in Havana during a brief stop-over by the Holy Father in his route to an official visit t Mexico.
US and Cuban pediatricians exchange experiences
Pediatricians from the Children´s Hospital in the US state of Colorado arrive in Havana to exchange professional experiences with their Cuban colleagues in the area of attention to the newborn.
ENSO brings rains, thunderstorms and floods to Cuba
El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon (ENSO) influences the weather in Cuba in February with expected rainfalls over normal totals, thunderstorms and floods, particularly in the western part of the country.
Raul Describes State Visit to France as Successful
The President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, Raul Castro, described on Wednesday as successful his state visit to France, Prensa Latina reported.
Fidel Castro Elected Delegate to 7th PCC Congress
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was elected on Wednesday delegate to the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party, to be held in April.
Raul Back in Cuba from France
Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, returned to Cuba on Wednesday afternoon, after a successful two-day state visit to the French Republic.
Cuba Adopts Measures to Prevent Zika and Other Diseases
The Public Health Ministry informed that Cuba adopts measures to prevent the introduction of the Zika virus disease, which, according to reports by the World Health Organization (WHO,) currently affects about twenty countries.
Mujica: I Had Quite a Long Conversation with Fidel
Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro received former Uruguayan President, Senator Jose Mujica, who visited Havana to attend at an international forum on the life and work of National Hero Jose Marti.
New Jersey lawmakers meet with Cuban counterparts
A group of lawmakers from the state of New Jersey, United States, met with deputies and officials of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP by its Spanish acronym) as part of their activities during their stay in Cuba.
Raul Receives Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica
Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received the former President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Senator Jose Mujica, who traveled to Cuba to participate in the 2nd International Conference "With All and for the Good of All," accompanied by his wife, Senator Lucia Topolansky.
Raul Leads March in Tribute to Marti
Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and President of the councils of State and Ministers, headed on Wednesday in this capital, the traditional March of the Torches, on this occasion on the eve of the 163rd anniversary of the birth of José Martí.