Cuban residents in Lebanon highlights the work of his country against Ebola

The Association of Cuban Residents in Lebanon commended the health professionals who have traveled the country to combat Ebola in Africa. The highlighted the supportive nature of the Cuban government facing these times of crisis. Read More

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More Cuban doctors will help to fight Ebola in Liberia and Guinea

Fighting Ebola remains the priority for the Cuban health system, this is why on Tuesday October 21 two brigades will leave to Liberia and Guinea Conakry. Cuban Health Minister, Roberto Morales, said that 53 health professionals will travel to Liberia and others 38 to Guinea Conakry. Read More

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Pneumococcal vaccine is in phase II and III clinical trial

Over a thousand children from 1-5 years of age are receiving the pneumococcal vaccine as part of phase II and III clinical trial to be held in Cienfuegos. The Doctor Vicente Vérez Bencomo, CEO of the Center for Biomolecular Chemistry, explained that phase one of three doses concluded with infants seven, eight and 11 months old. Read More

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Nicaraguan doctors will be trained by Cuban specialists to combat Ebola

The spread of the Ebola virus causes great concern and requires prompt action, which is why a group of Cuban specialists will travel to Nicaragua to support staff training and definition of security protocols to the threat of the deadly disease. Read More

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Vidatox, A Cuban Medicine Designed to Restore Quality of Life

Vidatox, a compound produced by the Cuban laboratory LABIOFAM, is a medicine that restores quality of life to patients with cancer and other diseases, where the main difficulty is pain, Doctor Mariela Guevara said here. Read More

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Low Fertility in Cuba, a Health Problem

The main demographic problem Cuba currently faces is fertility, with a continually declining birthrate. Statistics offered by Grissell Rodriguez, a researcher from the Center for Demographic Studies (Cedem), show that as of 1990, the fertility rate for teenagers began to decrease, becoming quite stable and with a slight continued decline until 2006. Read More

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Results Promising for Cuban Product to Treat Cancer

Nimotuzumab, a humanized immunoglobulin produced by the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM), improves survival and quality of life in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, when used in combination with conventional chemotherapy. Read More

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Council of Ministers of Cuba approved wage raise for the Health Sector

<span>On Wednesday, the Council of Ministers, chaired by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, passed, in special session, the wage raise that will benefit more than 440,000 workers in the Cuban health system.</span> Read More

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Self-Help Title for the Elderly Presented at Havana''s Book Fair

Doctor Alfredo Ceballos Mesa defined his third book, entitled &quot;Renacer&quot; (Revival) as a self-help and training text for the elderly, presented at the 33rd Cuba 2014 International Book Fair Read More

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Cuban Nurses in Guatemala to Help Lower Maternal, Child Mortality

Guatemalan authorities today welcomed 122 Cuban nurses who will work to help reduce the maternal and infant mortality rates in this country, said the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Jorge Villavicencio. Read More

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