Local authorities in eastern Guantanamo province, where scarce rainfall and severe drought affects the territory, have begun to limit water supply the large state entities and called on the population to rational use of water, which is being supplied through cistern trucks.
Malignant tumors are leading cause of death in Eastern Cuban province
Malignant tumors remains the leading cause of death in the province of Holguin from five years ago, ahead of heart diseases.
Cuban drug against diabetic foot ulcer gains praise in the US
Cuban doctor Jorge Berlanga, creator of Heberprot-B, a drug used to fight diabetic foot ulcers, said it received praise from his colleagues from all over the world.
Training of health system human resources is a priority in Cuba, says official
The formation of human resources in health is a priority in the sector to meet universal coverage of the Cuban health system and the international commitments of medical cooperation, said Jorge González Pérez, rector of Havana Medical Sciences University (UCMH by its Spanish acronym) .
Cuban Medical Brigade Departs for Chile
Cuban Public Health Minister Roberto Morales, member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, gave on Thursday in this capital a Cuban flag to the medical brigade that left for Chile to mitigate the effects of the disaster caused by heavy rain.
All Cuban doctors that fought Ebola back in Cuba
The last group of Cuban doctors and nurses that fought Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived this Wednesday in Cuba from that Western Africa country,
AHO-WHO Experts Acknowledge Cuba's Attention to HIV/AIDS
Experts of the Pan-American and World Health organizations praised the results of the program of eastern Santiago de Cuba province to prevent and eliminate the mother-child transmission of HIV/AIDS and syphilis.
The FAO Highlights Cuba's Willingness to Conserve Soils
Theodor Friedrich, representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), asserted on Tuesday in this city that in Cuba there's political willingness to boost productive practices without degrading soils.
A Total of 28 Ministers Confirm Presence in Havana's Intl. Health Convention
Cuba's Deputy Health Minister, Doctor Marcia Cobas, announced that 28 ministers have already confirmed their attendance to the International Health Convention that will be held in this capital on April 20-24.
UN representative praises Cuban mountain ecosystems preservation
The draft of landscape approach to conservation in Cuba of mountain ecosystems contributes to the preservation of the environment and sustainable development, said today in this city Myrta Kaulard, representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Half a Million Cuban Children to Be Vaccinated Against Polio
Nearly half a million Cuban children will be immunized at the 54th National Anti- Polio Vaccination Campaign, which first phase will take place from March 9 to 15, Dr. Miguel Angel Galindo, an official of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym), announced.
Over 260 Pakistani Physicians to Graduate in Sancti Spíritus
More than 260 Pakistani physicians will graduate on Friday in this city, Muhammad Rashid Usman, representative of the doctors-to-be at the University of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spiritus, told ACN.
Havana's CIREN has so far Treated 120,000 Patients of over 93 Nations
Since its founding on February 26, 1989, by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, Havana's International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN) has received 120,000 patients of 93 countries, including Cuba.
Cuba and Mexico Sign University Cooperation Agreements
The signing of more than twenty interuniversity cooperation agreements in just two exchanging days was the result of the 13th Cuba-Mexico Meeting of Rectors which concluded here yesterday.
Cuban Physicians Cure 260 Ebola Patients in Sierra Leone
The Cuban medical brigade working in Sierra Leone has cured, since October, 260 persons infected by the Ebola fever virus.