The Cuban Medical Brigade in Haiti will hold the XXIII National Scientific Conference, from October 3 to December 3, with the participation of Cuban and Haitian professionals, a high scientific level and social commitment, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported today.

Armando Garrido Beracierto, president of MediCuba, leads the Cuban delegation attending the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Exhibition, IPHEX 2025, considered the largest platform for the sector in that Asian country.

Mayra Guadalupe Rodriguez Hernandez, a distinguished scientist at the National Center for Agricultural Health (CENSA by its Spanish acronym), received the Honorary Membership Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) during its annual meeting held from September 1 to 5 in Cali, Colombia.

Students in first, fifth, eighth, ninth, and eleventh grades in the municipality of Jaruco, in the western province of Mayabeque, will be immunized against five diseases from September 8 to 12, Rosa Maria Ojito, head of the Immunization Program at the Noelio Capote Comprehensive Teaching Polyclinic, reported.

A complex reconstructive surgery was recently performed at the Octavio de la Concepcion y la Pedraja Children's Hospital in Holguin as part of research to improve the quality of life of children with severe burns.

The Ministries of Health of Cuba and Cape Verde held talks aimed at strengthening medical cooperation between the two nations, as announced on the official website of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cubaminrex).

The oncohematology ward of the José Luis Miranda Pediatric Hospital in the city of Villa Clara received a valuable donation worth thousands of dollars of basic medical and other supplies from Project Hatuey, a solidarity initiative sponsored by friends of Cuba in the United States.

Public Health personnel are carrying out cancer prevention measures in San Jose de las Lajas, capital of Mayabeque province, with the goal of reducing the incidence of this disease among the population, Mayabeque newspaper reported.

Cuba's Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) highlighted today the use of national anti-COVID-19 vaccines to combat variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.

Vector-based and active screening procedures, fumigation (focal fumigation), and environmental sanitation are among the hygienic-epidemiological actions being carried out in the municipality of Perico, in the Cuban western province of Matanzas, following the detection of cases of Chikungunya virus.

The expansion of admissions capacity and improvements in structural conditions and service quality are among the benefits of the construction work being undertaken at the General Surgery and Gastroenterology wards of the Jose Marti Perez Provincial Pediatric Hospital in this central city.

The Interfaith Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)-Pastors for Peace celebrated the graduation of 11 young US doctors from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) here, bringing the total number of graduates of this scholarship program created by Fidel and Reverend Lucius Walker to 244.

The Rio de Janeiro Chapter of the José Martí National Association of Cubans Living in Brazil (ANCREB-JM) donated medicines to Cuba as confirmation of the bonds of commitment and solidarity that unite them to their native land.