Cuba is participating in the 4 th Plenary Session on Intergovernmental Biological Ecosystems Services underway in Malaysia to conclude next Sunday.

With the signing of new agreements, Cuba and Russia increased on Monday in this capital the level of cooperation in the field of biotechnology, asserted Alexander Chernov, vice-president of the Skolkovo Foundation, created and financed by the government of that European country.

Cuban specialists of the Neuronic company opened in Angola audiology services and presented a gamut of products of the company that today develops, produces and commercializes high-tech medical equipment and software, Prensa Latina reported.

A brigade of 18 Cuban health professionals arrived on Tuesday in the Bahamas to resume medical cooperation in that Caribbean country after the conclusion there of "Operation Miracle" almost a decade ago.

Two Cuban lung cancer vaccines raise the hope of living for patients with an advanced stage of that disease.

The Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) highlighted on Thursday Cuba's efforts in eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV / AIDS and syphilis.

Cancer is once again the second cause of death in Cuba since 2012 after heart ailments said on Wednesday in Havana a specialist of the Health Ministry.

Cuban and French institutions signed on Tuesday a cooperation agreement to continue to increase the island´s capacity to monitor air quality, informed Prensa Latina News Agency.

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea, Juan Ndong Nguema, praised on Wednesday in Malabo the level of development of health in Cuba and called for expanding cooperation with the Caribbean nation in this sector, Prensa Latina reported.

The Cuban Health Ministry reiterated on Tuesday that no case with clinical symptoms compatible to the Zika virus has been detected on the island, while specialists follow all fever syndromes to early detect cases of Zika, Chikungunya or Dengue.

The absence so far of a single Zika virus case in Cuba cannot lead to lack of worry, particularly after the heavy rains that affected the island in recent weeks, which favor the spread of the mosquito that carries the disease.

The presentation "Cuba-Russia Business Opportunities in biotech sphere" is one of the issues that today focuses attention on the Cereals-Fodder-Veterinary International Fair, which takes place in Moscow, reports Prensa Latina.

Cuba has carried out nearly 400 liver transplants since it began this complex proceeding on January 6, 1986, to date, at Hermanos Ameijeiras Surgical Hospital (HHA by its Spanish acronym) in this city.

The achievements of Cuban biotechnology, particularly the Havana-based Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center, have helped diagnose, prevent and treat 26 diseases.