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.

China’s Red Cross Society handed in to Cuba a donation of first aid resources to Cuban families to face emergency situations.

After days of conferences and debates on prevention and updating medical care protocols for patients with heart failure, the 1rst National Congress on Heart Failure and its Risk Factors will conclude this afternoon at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel in Havana.

The 23rd Meeting of Heads of Medical Missions Abroad concluded at the Central Medical Cooperation Unit after several meetings to improve the work of health personnel in other countries and expand international collaboration.

Latin America and the Caribbean have reported 235 Yellow Fever cases with a 41 percent lethality, according to Costa Rica’s Health Office, based on data of the Pan-American Health Organization.

More than 30,000 professionals completed their training at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNIC by its Spanish acronym), opened 60 years ago by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.

The General Health Directorate in the eastern province of Holguín is implementing a comprehensive program for the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease through the use of science and technological innovation.

A Cuban medical brigade has been working in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda for 25 years, is a shining example of South-South cooperation.