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Cuban medical contingent departs for Peru

A 23-strong Cuban medical brigade, part of the Henry Reeve International Contingent of Physicians Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics, departed Thursday might for Peru. Read More

Cuban cancer vaccines at primary health care services

The Clinical Research Director at the Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center, Doctor Tania Crombet, said in eastern Holguin city that Cuban cancer vaccines can now be administered in the primary health care services. Read More

Brazilian patients prefer Cuban doctors

Brazilian Health minister Ricardo Barros admitted in Brasilia on Tuesday that local patients prefer to be treated by Cuban doctors working with the More Doctors program rather than by Brazilian physicians, as they stressed the strong commitment of the island´s professionals. Read More

Cuba: an example on the work with handicapped people

Cuba is an example in the attention and inclusion of handicapped people, despite the limitations in resources due to the over 50 years long US blockade, an Ecuadorean expert said in Havana. Read More

Doctors that left Cuba can return to their former jobs

The Ministry of Public Health of Cuba issued a release stating the decision to reinstate to their positions those doctors that left their collaboration missions in other countries and wish to return to Cuba. Read More

Hundreds of Diabetic People Benefited by the Use of Hebertprot-P

Hebertprot P made in Cuba and only of its type in the world that cures diabetic foot ulcers has benefited some 700 patients this year in the province of Camaguey. Read More

Cuban lung cancer vaccine in last stage of clinical trials

The CIMAvax-EGF vaccine against lung cancer, created by Cuban scientists at the Center for Molecular Immunology, goes through its last phase of clinical trial in the province of Cienfuegos. Read More

Cuba and the US sign cooperation accord to fight Cancer

Cuba and the United States signed a historic memo of understanding to cooperate in Cancer control. Read More

Cuba sends Henry Reeve medical brigade to Haiti

The Cuban government decided to send a medical brigade to Haiti, taking into account the dire affectations caused by Hurricane Matthew that hit the Caribbean nation last October 4. Read More

The Philippines interested in Cuban Health System

Dr. Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial, Secretary of Health of the Philippines, praised on Wednesday in this capital the Cuban health system and expressed her interest in holding exchanges in this field. Read More

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