Tanalis Padilla, professor and researcher of history with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently said that Cuba is among powers like the US, the UK and China on the list of countries which develoed their own COVID-19 vaccines.

Rebel Army Commander Jose Ramon Machado Ventura made a working visit today to the Center for Research and Development of Medicines ( CIDEM) to follow up on the introduction of natural products.

After hard months of confronting COVID-19, in 2022 the National Health System (SNS by its Spanish acronym) was engaged in maintaining the control of the pandemic in Cuba and in the recovery of health activities, diminished as a result of the disease.

The deployment in Cuba of WHO’s One Health initiative includes a surveillance strategy based on the risk of an avian influenza emergency, which is essential for the prevention and early detection of this threat to animal and human health, said Doctor in Agricultural Sciences Nivían Montes de Oca Martínez, director-general of the National Center for Agricultural Health.

The 2022 graduation of the Havana Medical University was dedicated to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro.

The anti-COVID-19 vaccination day with the Cuban vaccine Abdala began this week in the 230 health centers of Mexico City, according to the Ministry of Health of the city, which today described the immunogen as safe and effective.

The project "Strengthening the capacity of the National Health System for the COVID-19 crisis" delivered today a donation of medical supplies to the Lidia and Clodomira polyclinic, in the Regla municipality of Havana.

Cuba's health collaboration with Caribbean countries is a top priority for the country, said Cuban health minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda.

The Cuban Academy of Sciences will remember and praise today the work of the most illustrious Cuban scientist: Carlos J. Finlay, with the traditional Oration held by the institution since 1933.

The willingness of the Cuban Government to strengthen medical collaboration with the Kingdom of Cambodia was ratified by meeting between José Angel Portal Miranda, Cuban Minister of Public Health, and Or Vandine, Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Health.

The research "Vaccination against COVID-19 in Cuba: a successful experience of innovative strategy in health" received the Annual Health Grand Prize, the highest award granted by the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) to the most relevant scientific results in the field.

Josee Angel Portal Miranda, Cuban health minister, highlighted the recognition of the medical collaborators from Cuba, by representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, during the extraordinary session of the Parliament that commemorated the 18th anniversary of ALBA-TCP.

Cuba, as it has demonstrated for more than six decades, will always continue prioritizing life, said Cuban minister of public health Jose Angel Portal Miranda today, following the approval by Parliament on Monday of the State Budget Law 2023.

Cuban public health minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda reiterated today his country's commitment to continue working to ensure affordable and quality health care to all people equally.