More than 6,500 kidney transplants have been performed in Cuba, with an 80 % survival rate, since this first successful procedure was carried out in the country on February 24, 1970, an effective tool to improve the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease, Yamile Garcia Aguilera, director of the National Institute of Nephrology, said .
Cuban doctors apply new eye surgery procedure
Specialists of the pediatric hospital Octavio de la Concepcion y de la Pedraja in the province of Holguin apply a novel surgical procedure for the treatment of traumatic cataract through pupilloplasty.
Mexico Welcomes Cuban Doctors while Training its own Specialists
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheimbaum said on Tuesday that his country is opening doors to doctors from Cuba and other nations to occupy vacancies while training its own medical specialists.
Cuba to Launch HPV Vaccination
Cuban health experts get ready to introduce, for the first time in the country, a vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
Nuclear medicine agreement to benefit health in Bolivia and Cuba
Cuban Ambassador to Bolivia, Elba Rosa Perez, expressed optimism about a collaboration agreement between the two countries in nuclear medicine, which will be signed Monday in Havana.
Cuba salutes women in science on their Day
In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Cuban women scientists on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science―with Building a future for women in science” as this year’s theme―and praised their commitment and talent, describing it as an example to girls.
Cuba Graduates Over 600 New Health Professionals
The Medical University in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus graduated 625 new health professionals, which takes the number of graduates at the local institution to some 19 thousand, including over 1.200 from other nations.
Japanese Donation Reaches Cuban Healthcare Centers
A donation by Japanese activists, which included power generators, rechargeable led lamps, medications and toys was handed over to three Havana healthcare institutions.
Spanish scientist to be awarded Cuban academic condition
The eminent Spanish scientist Jose A. Obeso Inchausti will receive this Tuesday the condition of Corresponding Academician of the Academy of Science of Cuba (ACC) in a ceremony at the Aula Magna of the University of Havana.
Cuban province to foster timely diagnosis of genetic diseases
The timely diagnosis of genetic diseases is one of the main work objectives of the General Directorate of Public Health in the eastern province of Holguin for this 2025, as a strategy aimed at better control and care.
Arboviral disease transmission rate drops in Cuba
Thanks to epidemiological control and prevention actions as well as to a the weather conditions, the active transmission of arboviral diseases is decreasing in Cuba, according to Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health.
Nalsaferon study receives Special Award
The study of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB by its Spanish acronym) "Nalsaferon, new formulation that enhances the innate immune response at mucosal and systemic level for the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of SARS-COV-2 virus infection," won the Special Award for its scientific impact at the recently concluded Innovation for Development Fair.
Cuban President attended Science Day ceremony
President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the national ceremony to commemorate Cuban Science Day in Cuba, in which he presented the Institute of Meteorology with the Labor Achievement banner on account of the entity’s outstanding results in the study of weather events.
International symposium addresses neonatal care
The importance of adding advanced practices and studies such as functional echocardiography to newborn care was highlighted at the 1st Cuba-Argentina International Symposium organized in this city.
Syrian students graduated in Cuba reaffirm solidarity with the island
The Association of Syrian Graduates in Cuban Universities reaffirmed today the historic friendship between the people of Syria and Cuba.