The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on its website that epidemiological surveillance and vector control efforts have been intensified last week, in response to an increase in febrile cases associated with arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya.

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Cuban health workers offering their services in Mexico rushed to assist the people affected by recent heavy rains, said Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.

Cuban deputy health minister Carilda Peña reported the spread of Chikungunya in eight Cuban provinces, where Dengue and Oropouche Fever are also present, with Dengue being the most dangerous of the three arboviruses.

José Ángel Portal Miranda, Cuban Minister of Public Health, and Mitoha Ondoo Ayekaba, Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Health Infrastructure of Equatorial Guinea, reaffirmed their commitment to increase cooperation in the health sector for the benefit of both peoples.

Mosquito control measures, including spraying in high-risk areas with high vector populations, and targeted treatment, are gaining prominence in the western province of Matanzas due to the rise in arboviral diseases.

The Mayabeque province launched its flu vaccination campaign in the municipality of San Nicolas, with the aim of preventing serious complications and reducing mortality from influenza in the most vulnerable groups, reported Radio Mayabeque.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hailed Cuba’s results regarding the protection and conservation of the ozone layer, a vital shield that protects the Earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the Sun.

In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla hailed the International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South―observed this year for the first time― and reasserted Cuba's commitment to this issue, so essential for achieving a more just, inclusive and equitable world.

Eduardo Martinez Diaz, Cuban deputy prime minister, described the opening of the Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, part of the Cuban-Chinese joint venture Biotech Pharmaceutical, in the northern Chinese city of Changzhi, as a milestone.

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.