Doctors from Cuba and the United States are working together to rehabilitate patients suffering from knee and hip arthrosis as part of a joint project between health institutions in the Caribbean nation and Operation Walk in US.

The First Cuba-Japan Business Forum on Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals was held today at the Cuban Embassy to that Asian country, with the presence of Vice President of the Council of Ministers Roberto Morales, and a broad representation of Japanese companies and Cuban experts.

United for better digestive health is the slogan of the 7th International Congress GastroCuba 2019, to be held in Havana on Oct 22-27 with the participation of specialists from a dozen nations.

Information from the Public Health Ministry.
Between October 7 and 8 this year, three one-year-old children were diagnosed with an adverse event associated with MMR vaccination, which protects against Mumps, Rubella and Measles. The MMR vaccination is officially applied to one- and six-year-olds.

Giselle Velazquez, Regional Business Manager of the Cuba´s Molecular Immunology Center, concluded a visit to Ukraine, Prensa Latina (PL) news agency reported.

Doctors from over 21 nations will attend the Cardiovilla 2019 International Congress, to be held from October 8 - 10 in this central city of Cuba.

More than twenty topics will be debated at the 14th Cuban Surgery Congress, to be held at the Tryp Habana Libre Hotel from October 9-11, where the latest advances in this medical specialty will be presented.

José Angel Portal, head of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), received Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor and special envoy of the Government of Myanmar, along with the delegation that accompanies him.

The advances and use of robotics, artificial intelligence and augmented reality in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will be presented from today through Friday at the 9th Congress of the Cuban Society of this specialty at the Havana Convention Center.

The international event Cardiovilla 2019, hosted by Cardiocenter Ernesto Guevara and the Villa Clara branch of the Cuban Society of Cardiology will be held from October 8-10 in this province, with the presence of some 300 delegates, including nationals and foreigners.

A delegation of twenty US specialists invited to the 28th Congress of the Cuban Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SCOT), scheduled for October 1-5, will not be allowed to participate in the event due to the blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Cuba has become an essential tool to strengthen socio-economic development, despite the restrictions of the blockade imposed by the United States, said Ruben Ramos, vice president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce.

Havana, Sep 24 (ACN) Cuba holds 600 hectares spread over 142 farms, in which 42 species of medicinal plants are cultivated, announced the MSc. Lisbet Avello, official of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG).

Authorities from Cuba and Russia signed bilateral health agreements in Moscow that include agreements in the scientific field, endocrinology, urology, diabetic foot and gynecology, during a day in which were presented in the Expocenter center of the Russian capital of the island's pharmaceutical and biotechnological products.