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).
Donation from India to help production of antibiotics in Cuba
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.
New Graduates Reinforce Cuban Free and Universal Healthcare System
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.
Cuban research institute to hold International course on Dengue and Arbovirosis
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.
Cuba and tropical systems in August
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.
US cultural association donates medicines in Cuban province
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.
Cuba convenes International Symposium on Neurology and Neurosurgery
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.
Cuba to host international congress on ulcer treatment
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.
Cuban women present in medical collaboration
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.
Women in the nuclear sector will hold scientific conference
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.
Leaders of Cuban Medical Missions Consider Assistance Abroad
The role of Cuban international medical assistance was at the center of a recent three-day meeting in Havana of leaders medical missions abroad.
Oral health, a priority in Cuba
Oral health is one of the priorities of the Cuban health system, with medical assistance throughout the national territory, led by more than 16,000 stomatologists and 8,000 technicians.
Cuba to open first stage of new hospital in eastern region of the country
The first stage of the new building of the General Hospital Doctor Gustavo Aldereguia Lima, in the municipality of Gibara in the eastern province of Holguin, will be opened soon as part of the works on the occasion of July 26, National Rebellion Day.
Cuban Academy of Sciences awards scientific research prizes
The Cuban Academy of Sciences announced that Thursday it will award its 84 prizes for the results of scientific research in 2023, one of the highest numbers since its convocation years ago.
Epidemiological Scenario Triggers the Alarm of Health Authorities in Eastern Cuba
The ongoing detection of cases of fever, vomits, diarrhea and weakness in eastern Las Tunas province has force health authorities to trigger the alarm, since the epidemiological scenario has spread to all eight municipalities of the region.







