The 1st International Congress of Graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM by its Spanish acronym) concluded today with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the institution, founded on the same date in 1999.

Cuban and Chinese authorities reiterated on Tuesday their willingness to deepen cooperation in the health sector, which counts on huge potential for development, according to the Cuban Health Ministry.

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that from January to October this year, 14 countries in the Americas reported 4 thousand 213 confirmed mpox cases, including six deaths.

In statements to the press yesterday, Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, reported the presence of the dengue and oropouche viruses in 14 and 15 provinces of the country, respectively, and urged the population to step up hygiene and environmental sanitation and avoid the accumulation of water, given the proliferation of mosquitoes as a result of the heavy rains of recent days.

Executives of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap by its Spanish acronym) continue visiting health institutions in Havana to check on the actions taken in response to the energy contingency, the agency reported on X.

Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Hygiene and Epidemiology, informed in a press conference that the dengue and oropouche viruses are still spreading in most Cuban provinces and called on the population step up hygiene and environmental sanitation and to avoid the accumulation of water, given the proliferation of mosquitoes as a result of the heavy rains of recent days.

The community rural nursing work in Cuba, recognized as a benchmark by the Pan American Health Organization, was presented at the first national forum on the health specialty in eastern Holguín province.

Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, called on the population to act more responsibly against and work harder to tackle the current epidemiological situation in Cuba, marked by a spreading transmission of the dengue and oropouche viruses in 14 and 15 provinces of the country, respectively.

As part of the efforts of the Cuban public health ministry (Minsap by its Spanish acronym) to tackle pneumococcal disease, the vaccination campaign with the Cuban immunogen Quimio-Vio begins today for two-year-old children, Francisco Duran Garcia, national director of hygiene and epidemiology, said at a press conference.

The plaques “40 years of love and hope for the world” and “40th anniversary of Family Medicine” were bestowed on workers and founders of the Unidad Central de Cooperación Médica (UCCM) in recognition of its four decades of dedication to this humane endeavor ever since it was founded by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro on October 3, 1984.

The number of Dengue cases in The Americas during the first half of 2024 surpassed all reported annual figures of previous years, according to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).

Cuba’s Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) and the General Division of Health in the province of Santiago de Cuba signed a cooperation agreement to evaluate the immunogenicity, safety and effectiveness of an 11-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate for children developed in the country.

Cuba is witnessing active transmission of the Dengue and Oropuche viruses in 12 and 15 provinces respectively, with the higher prevalence rates in Santiago de Cuba, Havana, Guantanamo, Camaguey, Pinar del Rio and Las Tunas.

The José Luis Miranda pediatric university hospital in the city of Santa Clara receives foreign and domestic donations that contribute to the improvement of 11 different health care services, according to Dr. Marta Beatriz García Carballoso, head of the oncohematology ward, where about 45 new children from Central Cuba who suffer from serious illnesses are admitted every year.