Health
7 June, 2023 Syria and Cuba strengthen cooperation on health

Havana, Cuba.- The Syrian Minister of Health, Hassan Mohammed Al-Ghoubash, reiterated today his country’s willingness to promote cooperation with Cuba in different aspects related to health. When receiving Cuban ambassador Luis Mariano Hernandez at the Ministry’s headquarters, Al-Ghoubash expressed confidence in the innovative medicines that Cuba produces and in their effectiveness, and also in the […]
24 May, 2023 S. Africa celebrates the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s medical collaboration

South Africa, South Africa.- The Cuban medical brigades in South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho celebrated the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s internationalist collaboration in the health sector on Saturday. During a teleconference from the Bloemfontein National Hospital, the doctors, led by the head of Cuba’s medical mission in South Africa, Jorge Delgado Bustillo, expressed their willingness […]
22 May, 2023 S. Africa celebrates the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s medical collaboration

South Africa, South Africa.- The Cuban medical brigades in South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho celebrated the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s internationalist collaboration in the health sector on Saturday. During a teleconference from the Bloemfontein National Hospital, the doctors, led by the head of Cuba’s medical mission in South Africa, Jorge Delgado Bustillo, expressed their willingness […]
22 May, 2023 Cuba present at the 76th World Health Assembly

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba is represented at the 76th World Health Assembly by the head of the sector, José Ángel Portal, an event that from Monday until May 30 will analyze in Geneva how to strengthen health systems. On the opening day, a series of strategic round tables will be held in which delegates, partner agencies, […]
15 May, 2023 Congress of Hematology 2023 begins in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The 2023 Hematology Congress begins today in Cuba, where results and novelties in the field of immunology, transfusion and regenerative medicine will be presented. More than 500 participants from about 15 countries will attend the event, which will take place until Friday at the Havana Convention Center. Among the objectives of the conclave […]
11 May, 2023 Cuba is among the countries with the most vaccinated against Covid-19

Havana, Cuba.- José Ángel Portal, Cuban Minister of Public Health, reported that the country is among the 10 with the most citizens immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Accoriding to the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 90.7 percent of the Cuban population had been immunized by the end of 2022. To date, […]
3 May, 2023 United Nations official Alena Douhan visits Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative repercussions of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, will begin a visit to Cuba today. During her stay, until May 6, the specialist will participate in the panel Diverse views of the Cuban context on the impact of unilateral coercive measures […]
27 April, 2023 Results endorse Cuba’s vaccine against hepatitis B worldwide

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s HeberNasvac vaccine against hepatitis B has demonstrated its effectiveness in several countries around the world. The immunogen was used in South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and Hong Kong, with a positive impact on the subjects treated, a result that allowed the vaccine to receive the endorsement […]
20 April, 2023 Esteban Lazo is ratified as president of the Cuban Parliament and the Council of State

Havana, Cuba.- The National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba in its 10th Legislature ratified this Wednesday in a constitutive session, Esteban Lazo Hernández as president of the body and of the Council of State to exercise the position for a period of five years. 79-year-old Lazo Hernández is a deputy to Parliament for […]
30 March, 2023 Cuba recalled arrival of the first children from Chernobyl

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba recalled this Wednesday the arrival of the first 139 children affected by the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, for whom medical care was scheduled. On March 29, 1990, the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro received the first minor victims of that accident to initiate medical assistance that ran […]
22 March, 2023 Cuban president recognizes advances in vaccine against dengue

Havana, Cuba.- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recognized on Tuesday the progress made in the vaccine candidate against dengue, developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -CIGB. “Sooner rather than later, Cuba will have its vaccine against dengue,” said the head of state on his official Twitter account. The president shared a […]
21 March, 2023 Cuban product Heberprot-P arrives in Syria

Havana, Cuba.- The Maatouk Drugstores company presented this Monday for the first time in Syria and the Middle East region, Heberprot-P, a Cuban product that promotes the healing of diabetic foot ulcers and reduces the risk of amputation. The launch event for this drug took place at the Four Season Hotel in Damascus, the capital, […]
13 March, 2023 Díaz-Canel welcomes the return of the Cuban medical brigade from Türkiye

Havana, Cuba.- The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel greeted the return of the Caribbean nation’s medical brigade that collaborated in Türkiye, after the earthquakes that devastated several areas of that nation last February 6. In his Twitter profile, the dignitary wrote: […]
7 March, 2023 Clinical trial on Alzheimer’s disease drug begins in Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus

Havana, Cuba.- The 3rd phase of clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the NeuralCIM neuroprotective drug in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer’s amnesic variant is being carried out in Sancti Spiritus, medical specialists reported on Monday. Dr. Iralys Benitez, the territorial coordinator of the research, told local media that the trial […]
27 February, 2023 Díaz-Canel highlights the new contribution of Cuban science

Havana, Cuba.- The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel described as a new challenge and contribution to science in the country the start of a clinical trial of the drug NeuralCIM to treat mild or moderate Alzheimer’s disease. On his Twitter account, […]
27 February, 2023 DPRK leader receives a message from Cuban President Diaz-Canel

Havana, Cuba.- On Sunday, the Secretary General of the Korean Labor Party, Kim Jong Un, received a message from Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez in response to his congratulations on the 64th anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution. According to KCNA, in his letter, Diaz-Canel expressed gratitude on behalf of the Cuban people, […]
22 February, 2023 For a longer life, Cuba bets on improving health

Havana, Cuba.- The weekly meeting of the country’s top leadership with scientists and experts linked to health addressed the response that science and technology seeking to address population aging, an issue that the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, described as present and future. […]
21 February, 2023 Indian portal praises work of Cuban doctors in Türkiye

New Delhi, India.- The work of Cuba’s Henry Reeve Medical Brigade in Türkiye to help the population of that country affected by strong earthquakes is highlighted today by the Indian portal Peoples Dispatch. Between February 12 and 19, the Cuban health workers helped more than 260 patients, providing services from primary care to intensive care […]
16 February, 2023 Cuba highlights new healthcare agreement with Algeria

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said on Wednesday that the signing of a new agreement with his Algerian counterpart, Abdelhak Saihi, strengthens cooperation between the two healthcare systems. Portal wrote that on Twitter, after signing the accord during the 23rd session of the Intergovernmental Mixed Commission and the Cuba-Algeria Business […]
13 February, 2023 Cuban physicians apply science to improve health care in Guatemala

Guatemala city, Guatemala.- The Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in Guatemala are putting the main healthcare problems in the areas where they work, mostly rural, under the microscope of science. A total of 40 projects from 2021 and 2022, were presented at the 19th edition of the BMC National Scientific Conference on Saturday in a virtual […]