Medical school in Cuba for young people from Solomon Islands

Cuban medical brigade to provide services in that Southern Pacific archipelago Read More

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SKN looking to expand nursing training in Cuba

Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas is hoping that a larger number of nursing students from his country could undergo professional training in Cuba. Read More

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Birth rate rises in Las Tunas, Cuba

Cuban health officials report that the eastern province of Las Tunas has registered an increase in its birth rate with 897 children born so far this year. According local public health statistics that figure represents 117 more births than the same period last year. Read More

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Cuba-Venezuela scientific exchange to benefit all of Latin America

Hector Navarro, Venezuelas minister of Science and Technology, detailed the initiatives related to his wide area of work. «We are not only thinking about how to solve the problems of Cuba and Venezuela, explained Venezuelan Minister of Science and Technology Hector Navarro. «Heeding the ideas of ALBA (a Latin American integration initiative), we are considering the positive impact every agreement we sign will have on all our countries,» he asserted. Read More

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Ghanaian Embassy donates toys to children's hospital in Havana

The Ghanaian embassy in Cuba delivered a donation of toys to children at the William Soler Pediatric Cardiology Hospital in Havana on Wednesday. The ambassador of the West African country, Cecilia Gyan Amoah, told the Cuban News Agency (ACN) that the donation is a small gift in return for the immense assistance and friendship that Cuba has shown to her nation since 1959 Read More

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Cuba Donates Eye Hospital to Panama

Cuba s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque is due to open in Panama on Friday an ophthalmologic center, donated by Havana, to offer free eye surgery for low-income Panamanian patients. Read More

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Cuba Convenes Int'l Longevity Congress

The Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA) and the 120 Years Club convene on Wednesday the 5th International Congress on Satisfactory Longevity: Integral Vision, to be run on May 22 through 25 in La Havana. Read More

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Cuba, a quarter billion polio shots

Over 260,000 doses of polio vaccines have been applied in Cuba since the first vaccination campaign 45 years ago Monday, in the Cuban Revolution s drive to immunize children against poliomyelitis. Read More

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Cuba develops artificial skin for burn patients

Cuban specialists are developing polymeric membranes that could be used as artificial skin for patients with third-degree burns. The project is being carried out by specialists from the laboratory of the National Center for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA) Read More

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Cuba produces instructional DVD on non-intrusive paediatric surgery

The recording shows 1,500 operations performed on children between 1993 and 2005 Read More

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