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.

Cuba reported today 21 new COVID-19 cases, 26 medical discharges and no fatalities.

The first zebrafish laboratory in the country focused on the study of neurological diseases was opened today at the Center for Research and Development of Medicines (CIDEM), in Havana.

The Cuban ministry of public health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported 9 positive cases of COVID-19 and 25 discharges, in another day with no deaths due to the disease.

Through the program framework Every Child Survives and Thrives, the United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF) maintains constant support to the Cuban health system to contribute to proper nutrition practices, the national immunization program and the quality of maternal and child health care services and those for adolescents.

 Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga, first deputy minister of the ministry of foreign trade and investment, thanked today on behalf of the Cuban government and people for the medical supplies donated by the Republic of Hungary in support of the COVID-19 confrontation in Cuba.

Cuba reported today 32 new positive cases of SARS-CoV-2, and an equal number of medical discharges, for a total of 1,102,132 recovered from the pandemic, a figure equivalent to 99.2 % of the contagions.

Cuban scientists are working to achieve candidate vaccines against Dengue Fever, currently affecting the island nation.

The State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties of the Republic of Uganda, Bangirana Anifa Kawooya, received Tania Perez Xiques, Cuban ambassador to her country.

Cuban Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda and his counterpart from Guinea Bissau, Dionisio Cumba, held talks about medical cooperation and their government’s willingness to expand relations between the two nations.