Havana, Cuba.-Cuba is celebrating today the World Human Milk Donation Day arranging the final details to open a tenth specialized center for this noble purpose. Ana Lilia Triana, head of the human milk banks project in the country, stated that the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund, is working […]
Naively, many young people consider smoking marijuana is a benign and risk-free activity. However, among the dangers arising from the use of this pernicious drug, in addition to the possibility of uncontrolled addiction, there is a cause-effect linkage between its consumption and student achievement
Cochabamba, Bolivia.-Cuban doctors from 30 specialties treated more than two thousand Bolivians during the first day of the Health Fair that ends today in the Valle Hermoso Comprehensive Community Hospital in this city. According to organizers of the fair, ophthalmology, comprehensive general medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and orthopedic were the branches of medicine in which […]
American experts take from Cuba a very rich information about the multidisciplinary treatment you carry out for multiple sclerosis, Dr. Víctor Rivera said to Radio Reloj.
Havana, Cuba.-Experts from 24 countries of the planet will come to Cuba to discuss on leukemia, immunology, coagulation problems and others, during the celebration of the 8th Cuban Congress of Hematology (Hematology 2017), to start on May 8 in the Cuban capital. Besides, for the first time, the American Association of Hematology (ASH) will be […]
Piura, Peru.-A Cuban medical brigade today celebrated a month of solidarity work in this northern Peruvian city and its surroundings, with attention to the victims of heavy rains registered in the region of Piura. The head of the brigade of 23 doctors and other health professionals, Rolando Piloto, told Prensa Latina that the balance of […]
Piura, Peru.-An intense work has been carried out by Cuban health emergency team in the first three weeks of solidarity actions for the victims of flooding that wreaked havoc the Peruvian northern city of Piura. The team’s head Rolando Piloto told the Prensa Latina that the 23 Cuban health specialists have made 1,637 consultations so […]
Havana, Cuba.-As part of the 9th Congress of Cuba-Italy Surgery, specialists from both nations will have the possibility to debate on the new health technologies in this sector, the organizers said. This event, scheduled for April 24 through 26 at the Havana International Conference Center, will include masterly lectures and visits to some health institutions […]
Pirura, Peru.-The Cuban medical brigade begins its second week of work in the shelters of victims of the heavy rains and floods in this northern Peruvian city and its surroundings. The Cubans are preparing to start another day of work after a week in which they have treated 3,667 patients, to whom they gave preventive […]
Havana, Cuba.-Alberto Fernandez, head of the Elderly Care Department at the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), has recognized today the priority the Cuban health system has provided to the care of the elderly in the island . Taking into account that about 19.8 percent of the population (two million people) is over 60 years old, […]
