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Hospice care at Cuba nursing event

Hospice care was high on the agenda for 800 delegates from 20 countries attending the International Congress on Nursing in this capital Thursday. Read More

Cuban Nursing Congress stresses caring

Some 800 delegates from 20 countries are attending the 12th Nursing Congress, from Tuesday through Friday in Havana, focused on the social and human character of nursing. Read More

Cuba educates visually disabled children

The running of 15 educational centers constitute in Cuba a total guarantee for the education of all visually disabled children Tuesday, as part of social programs in favor of the population. Read More

Cubans prepares African Medical Event

Members of the Cuban medical brigade will develop their First Scientific Event in Sao Tome and Principe, from June 6 to 8, a diplomatic source told Prensa Latina. Specialists of the Caribbean island are preparing and revising materials for the event and also supporting their local colleagues. Read More

China and Cuba coincide in attention for older adults

The concurrence of actions taken to provide attention for older adults was evidenced during a meeting between Carlos Lage, vice president of the Cuban Council of State, and Li Xueju, Chinese minister of civil affairs. Read More

Cubans progress confronting HIV

UN-AIDS (Joint United Nations Program on HIV AIDS) coordinator for Jamaica, Bahamas and Cuba, Miriam Maluwa, expressed the complete satisfaction of that organ with the projects of this nation to confront the pandemic. Read More

Nursing Congress in Cuba

With the theme "Humanizing the art of caring for people," the 7th Congress on Nursing "Enfermeria 2007" opens in this capital Monday, aimed at showing the social nature of this profession. Read More

Cuban javelin thrower Osleidys Menendez likely back in competition soon

Though the female world record holder in the javelin is still recovering from a slight injury to her left heel, that wont prevent her from shining during the summer season Read More

A look at cuban centenarians

A new study characterizes the 100-year-old plus population in Cuba and establishes the operational definition of the concept of «satisfactory longevity» on the island Read More

The gentleman of the machete

History and philosophy of a 88 year old man , still a cane cutter who emerges from his apparent contradictions. Esteban Figueroa Peña, of 88 years of age, still goes to cane plantations, as a member of the brigade Antonio Maceo, in La Palma municipality. Read More

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