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Cuban public health graduates 900 new nurses

On behalf of the graduates, Aismel Gonzalez Bravo, a graduate from the Salvador Allende School of Nursing, expressed her thanks to the Cuban government and the national public healthcare system for the opportunity to study, graduate and become a better human being Read More

Cuban envoys from Sancti Spiritus multiply in the world

Over a thousand professionals from the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus are currently working abroad in more than 45 countries where they have given enough proofs of their competence, professionalism and humanity. Read More

Genetic counseling services available for pregnant women in Santiago de Cuba

Starting this year, every pregnant woman and three-month-old infant in Santiago de Cuba will be assessed by specialists in genetics. The decision aims at reducing infant mortality stemming from congenital malformations, which have a bearing on the quality of life of all newborns, whether malformed or not. Read More

Cuba surgery gives hearing free

Since 1998 Cuba has been implanting cochleas in the ears of 84 patients, 20 of which were deaf and blind children, which is the highest number of surgical interventions of this kind in the world, due to its very high cost. Read More

Health official praises Cuban Biopharmaceutical Industry

Victor Maqueda, an auditor for the World Health Organization (WHO), spoke to Granma while in Havana attending the Fourth International Workshop on Aseptic Processing in the Biopharmaceutical Industry. "Despite the difficulties related to infrastructure and access to certain specific materials, the Cuban biopharmaceutical industry is today one of the most internationally recognized thanks to the sustained development of new products of a high degree of added value, and the security achieved in obtaining them." Read More

Foreigners to attend Cuban Nursing Congress

Delegates from 20 countries have confirmed participation in the 12th Congress of the Cuban Nursing Society, scheduled from May 28 to June 1 in Havana. Read More

Cuba to make functional evaluation of the elderly

Cuba's Research Center on Longevity, Aging and Health (CITED) is developing a laboratory to assess the physiological functions of senior citizens. A multidisciplinary team of the institution located in Havana has been working on the project for 15 years. Read More

St. Vincents Prime Minister to remain in Cuba for treatment

Officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines say that Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will remain in Cuba for another week to recover from injuries he sustained in a car accident last month. Read More

Eastern Cuba fights smoking

The eastern Cuban province of Ciego de Avila has reported good results in fighting smoking. Read More

Cuba offers three levels of physiotherapy training

<p align="left">There are three levels in the physiotherapy course offered in Cuba. The first level is called basic technician and is attained after one year of intensive hands-on training. The second level, (superior) technician is attained at the end of the third year. If you continue to the fifth year you would complete the third and final level which is called &#39;Licensing&#39;. This final level is a specialization. Read More

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