In the last eight years, the Cuban vaccine against ticks in cattle, developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB by its Spanish acronym), has produced incomes for more than 20 million dollars to the country, said Dr. Mario Pablo Estrada.

Restoration and maintenance of health centers that benefit senior citizens in the province of Holguin are part of the priorities aimed at improving the quality of life of that sector of the population.

The province of Camaguey has increased the number of kidney transplants in children with a total of five with less than two years initiating that type of surgery.

The 15th International Conference on Economic and Business Sciences began its debates on Tuesday in Camaguey with a look at the island's economy in the current context which presents several challenges that must be looked at through science.

The Cuban Academy of Sciences announced the opening today, at 10:00 a.m., of a space that will allow the population to know and debate aspects related to enigmas and discoveries of science.

The 14th edition of the 2018 Health for All Fair was highlighted for the number of participants and the second with the most exhibition area so far to date, said the Cuban Deputy Health Minister Marcia Cobas.

Cuba's Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) signed an agreement on Wednesday in Havana that will allow the island to join a group of nations that receive financing to purchase medicine, vaccines, syringes and other supplies.

Cuba is willing to increase health cooperation with Vietnam, particularly with a local hospital in the Quang Binh province, which was donated by Fidel Castro.

The Cuban medication Heberprot-P to fight diabetic foot ulcers was registered by Mexico´s Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks, the authority in charge of drug registration in the country.

Over 24 thousand children under three years of age in Camaguey will be benefited by the second stage of the National Anti-Polio Campaign while the Vaccination of the Americas Week is being held in Cuba for the first time.

As part of the III International Health Convention running from this Monday until Friday in the capital city, will take place for the first time the Forum on Foreign Investment in Health, on April 24 and 25 at the Pabexpo venue, with the participation of about 30 foreign companies.

Dr. Rafael Estrada Gonzalez, of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute said on Monday in Havana that the center continues to improve in comprehensive treatment and specialized attention of its neurological-degenerative illness and those that increase due to the aging population.

Researcher of the Molecular Immunology Center, Dr. Agustin Lage began on Wednesday in Holguin the 10th Edition of the Exposcience 2018 Provincial Event with a master conference on the challenges of Cuban science.

The President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, PhD in Physics Anton Zeilinger visited on Wednesday in Havana the headquarters of the Cybernetics, Math and Physics Institute (ICIMAF).