Cuba Reduced Infant Mortality Rate to 4.5 this Year

Cuba reported a reduction of its infant mortality rate to 4.5 deaths in every live births so far this year. Read More

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Uruguay joins Cuba in legalizing abortion

Uruguay is joining Cuba as the second Latin American nation to legalize abortion in cases other than rape, incest and the life of the mother after the Senate passed a bill President Jose Mujica has vowed to sign. Read More

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Renowned Cuban Specialist Mario Granda Died in Havana

The Cuban sports movement regretted the death from a heart attack, on Thursday evening, of Doctor Mario Granda Fraga, at the age of 57. Read More

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Cuba to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Havana Medical Institution

Thousands of Cubans and foreigners have studied medicine and other specialties at the Institute of Basic and Preclinical Sciences "Victoria de Giron", which is about to celebrate 50 years of existence Read More

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Cuba closes hospitals amid health reorganization

Cuba shuttered hundreds of medical facilities last year, including 54 hospitals, as the country reorganizes its health care sector. Read More

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Treatment of Cuban Children with Leukemia Affected by the US Blockade

The economic blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States affects the acquisition of alternative medicines for children with acute leukemia, denounced Dr. Joseph M. Ballester, general director of the Institute of Hematology and Immunology. Read More

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Yasiel Puig recovering from staph infection

Outfielder Yasiel Puig, who signed a $42 million, seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers this summer, is recovering from a staph infection in the back of his right elbow. Read More

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American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, may have cancer: lawyer

Alan Gross, the American government contractor jailed in Cuba for crimes against the state, could be suffering from an untreated cancer, according to an independent review of his medical records, his U.S. lawyer said on Tuesday. Read More

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Heart disease leading cause of deaths in Cuba

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of deaths in Cuba, claiming over 20,000 lives each year Read More

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Namibia: Cuban Doctors Become Costly

NAMIBIA and Cuba are negotiating a deal for medical personnel that, if it goes through, will cost the Namibian government N$1,3 million per person for a two-year period - close to 50% more than the current agreement. Currently, the fee is N$647 621 per person. There are 52 Cuban medical personnel in the country as part of the current agreement. Read More

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