The economic blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than six decades has had a negative effect on the Medical Genetics service in the province of Cienfuegos(central Cuba), because it hinders access to technologies for the detection of congenital malformations.

Only one new case of Covid-19 was reported in Cuba during the last hours, with no deaths due to the disease, the Ministry of Public Health reported.

On the occasion of the celebration of Latin American Dentistry Day on October 3, a ceremony was held in the Raul Gonzalez Sanchez School of Stomatology in Havana.

 Cuba reported only six new cases of Covid-19, with no deaths due to the disease, and six medical discharges.

A half-ton symbolic donation of medial supplies was donated to the local Agostinho Neto General Hospital in this eastern city by the Angolan ambassador to Cuba Maria Candida Pereira Teixeira.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz called to reinforce actions against breeding sites of mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits Dengue Fever.

With 13 new positive cases of SARS-CoV-2, Cuba accumulates to date 1,111,080 confirmed cases since March 2020, 1,102,412 of which have been recovered.

The Cuban ministry of public health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today 22 new positive cases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and an equal number of medical discharges, in a day with no deaths registered due to the disease.

September 18 marked the first anniversary of the authorization of the Cuban vaccine Abdala for emergency use in Vietnam, announced during President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the island, according to the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today that at the end of September 14, 41,677,178 anti-COVID-19 doses had been administered with the Cuban vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala.

Timely treatment and medical qualification are vital to win the battle against dengue fever, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel remarked at a meeting with researchers from the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) and experts from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) to evaluate the country's epidemiological situation regarding the said disease.

The lack of raw material is the main cause for the current shortage of medications in Cuba according to the president of the BioCubaFarma Biotech Conglomerate Eduardo Martinez.

The president of the BioCubaFarma Biotech Conglomerate Eduardo Martinez announced the advancement in the development of a vaccine against Dengue Fever and the set up of a diagnostic system to detect the disease as the first symptoms appear.

The Ministries of Health of Cuba and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste strengthened their links through the renewal of the current Health Agreement between the two countries to maintain and increase their cooperation in health services and education.
Both nations also signed an Academic Service Agreement for Timorese professionals of various medical specialties to be trained in Cuba.