The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), creator of the COVID-19 vaccine Abdala, celebrated today the first anniversary of the authorization for its use in children in the 2 to 11 age group based on evidence of its quality, safety and effectiveness.

 Cuba reported today only three new COVID-19 cases, 6 medical discharges and no fatalities.

The Cuban ministry of public health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today that the country reported only one positive case of COVID-19 out of the 817 samples taken for the surveillance and control of the disease.

The Cuban health sector continues to be one of the worst hit by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, the Ministry of Public Health of the Caribbean nation said today.

 Cuba reported at the close of Sunday only six new cases of Covid-19, without having to regret deaths from the disease, while the number of medical discharges were two recovered patients.

Every October 24, World Polio Day, is an opportunity to renew the commitment to eradicate the disease globally, an effort for which it is essential to continue with vaccination and maintain epidemiological surveillance actions.

In difficult times in which social inequality prevail, actions aim at achieving universal healthcare are tasks to undertake with an reforming vision.

Dr. Jose Angel Portal Miranda, Cuban minister of public health, and Dr. Christopher Tufton, minister of health and welfare of Jamaica, signed today two letters of intent that will allow the adoption of two agreements for the benefit of the health of the Jamaican population.

Eduardo Martinez Diaz, president of the Cuban Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries Group (BioCubaFarma), said today that the project portfolio of this entity prioritizes the substitution of imported generic drugs.

The 15th Health for All Trade Fair concluded on Thursday at the Havana Convention Center with the signing of 16 new contracts and commercial agreements worth more than 45 million dollars.

 Dr. Jose Angel Portal Miranda, Cuban minister of public health, and Dr. Tania Margarita Cruz Hernandez, first deputy minister, held several exchanges with health authorities from different nations about medical collaboration.

Rita Maria Fraga Bueno, communications specialist of the company Gases Industriales y OxiCuba S.A., told the Cuban News Agency that the new medical oxygen plant being built in the province of Granma(eastern Cuba) will provide services as of 2024.

A meeting held by Cuban Health Minister Jose Angel Portal with executives with the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) was the right scenario to express that agency the island’s gratefulness for its permanent support of the Cuban health system.

The training of human resources to cope with the effects of climate change on health will be the topic of the lecture that Nobel Peace prizewinner Dr. Ana Rosa Moreno Sánchez will deliver this morning at the 4th International Convention Cuba-Salud 2022.
Today’s program features subjects related to international cooperation, hygiene and epidemiology, mother and child health, and clinical trials, among others.