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Cuba Sending 3,000 More MDs to Brazil

More than 3,000 Cuban doctors will start arriving in Brazil on Monday to join the government program “More Doctors” which seeks to bridge the shortfall of public health services in the country’s poorest regions. Read More

Belarus Purchases Cuban Medicine Heberprot-P

Belarus will apply Cuban unique drug worldwide to heal diabetic foot Heberprot-P, according to an agreement signed here Read More

Cuba Debates on Development of Laser Gynecology in Russia

The development and application of treatments to improve the aesthetics and functionality of the female sexual organs is now a strength in health centers of the Russian nation Read More

Double Take: Twins Galore on Havana Street

12 sets of twins living along two consecutive blocks in western Havana, ranging in age from newborns to senior citizens. Read More

Ecuador to contract 1,000 Cuban doctors

Barely one month after Brazil announced it would contract 4,000 doctors from the island for an estimated $192 million a year, President Rafael Correa said during his Saturday speech that Ecuador is planning to contract Cuban primary care physicians for $30 million a year. Read More

Correa focusing on healthcare during Cuba visit

Possibly paving the way for more Cuban health care exports, President Rafael Correa and a large delegation of Ecuadorean officials focused on Cuba’s medical system during a one-day visit to the island Read More

Cuban Professionals Praise More Doctors Program in Brazil

Cuban health professionals praised the "More Doctors" program, directed by the government of Brazil to ensure primary health care for all its citizens. Read More

Cuba Streamlines Public Health System

One challenge faced by the Cuban government, and a high priority for citizens, is improving the efficiency and sustainability of public health services, a constitutional right that the state is supposed to ensure for all. Read More

More Than 85,000 Medical Students to Schools in Cuba

About 85,871 Medical Sciences students will go to school in the 2013-2014 school year that begins in Cuba on Monday, September 2, according to preliminary data Read More

Cuba reports more cholera among foreign visitors

Cuba-born New York high school teacher Alfredo Gómez says it was bad enough that he contracted cholera during a family visit to Havana this summer. Read More

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