The 18th International Course on Dengue and other Arboviruses began this Monday at the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) with the purpose of training health personnel on the prevention and control of communicable diseases.

The Regulatory Authority of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices of the Republic of Cuba (Cecmed) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria (NAFDAC) signed in that West African country a memorandum of understanding with the aim of promoting a broader development in the field of Health.

The Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC) mourned the death of Mayra Paulina Hernandez Sanchez, PhD in physical sciences and tenured researcher.

For the treatment of respiratory diseases, the Juan Manuel Marquez Pediatric Hospital in Havana is using the natural medicine Grintus, produced and donated by the Italian natural pharmaceutical company Aboca, in alliance with the local development project Flora, la botica de la abuela (Grandma's Apothecary).

The Biocubafarma Business Group received a donation of 10 million euros from the government of the Republic of India, destined for the purchase of active pharmaceutical ingredients for the production of oral and injectable antibiotics for hospital and community use.

Over 450 new graduates from Nursing and Health Technologies got their diplomas at Havana’s Medical School as a necessary force to strengthen the island’s free and universal public health system.

The International Course on Dengue and Emerging Arbovirosis will be held at the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) from August 19 to 30, 2024, in order to update and prepare health personnel on epidemiological incidences.

ugust is the third month of the cyclonic season in the geographical area of the North Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, where between 1791 and 2023 19 hurricanes have hit Cuba.

Members of the Jose Marti USA Cultural Association delivered a donation of medicines to the central province of Villa Clara at the headquarters of the Cuban Friendship Institute of the territory.

The Dr. Jose Rafael Estrada Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, the nation's leading neuroscience center, has called for participation in the International Symposium on Neurology and Neurosurgery, scheduled for September 19-22, 2024, at the Melia Internacional Hotel in Varadero, in the Cuban western province of Matanzas.

 The 7th International Congress “Integral Management of Ulcers and Complex Wounds” will be held in the city of Varadero, in the Cuban western province of Matanzas, from September 1 to 5, in the presence of experts and world leaders from more than 20 countries.

Cuba’s first international medical brigade to Algeria in 1963 was made up of 55 professionals—21.8 % of them female. Since then, and as the island extended its assistance to more than 150 countries, the presence of women in this force has steadily grown.

The Cuban Women's Nuclear Network will hold its 5th Scientific Conference (WiN Cuba), which includes the presentation of 31 papers about human health, gender, communication, training, environment, radiological protection, agriculture, and food production.

The role of Cuban international medical assistance was at the center of a recent three-day meeting in Havana of leaders medical missions abroad.