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Cuba certifies salvadoran Medicine Lab

CECMED, Cuba's medication regulatory agency, has certified the production practices of Lopez Pharmaceutical Labs in El Salvador, guaranteeing that medicines produced there imported by the island fulfill quality, security and efficiency requirements. Read More

Health trials underway in central Cuba

The Camilo Cienfuegos hospital in central Sancti Spiritus is conducting tests to evaluate the efficiency and safety of four treatments used nationwide, reported Escambray newspaper online. Read More

Farmers as plant breeders - is Cuba ahead of the game?

A workshop on Organic Seed Systems and Participatory Plant Breeding held at HDRA on Tuesday 20 February will give growers, researchers and advisors the opportunity to discuss and learn from experiences in the UK, Europe and Cuba. Read More

Cuba to British Agricultural Event

A workshop on Organic Seed Systems and Participatory Plant Breeding will be held at the Henry Doubleday Research Association on February 20, specialized sources reported here. Fresh Plaza newsletter based in Holland, said the venue will give growers, researchers and advisors the opportunity to discuss and learn from experiences in the UK, Europe and Cuba. Read More

Cuba: no more blackouts

The Cuban power industry produced the economy's most outstanding achievement in 2006: the elimination by 90 per cent of damaging and annoying electricity shortages. In less than a year, over 1,000 Megawatts of generating capacity have been installed. The electrogen groups responsible for the increase were distributed in 116 of the 169 municipalities of the island. Read More

Cuba develops pregnancy test

Researchers from the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus have developed a new pregnancy test. The kit, which is produced at the center, has been used since July and has been widely accepted by both doctors and patients, due to its high effectiveness. Read More

Energetic revolution in Sancti Spiritus

The radical transformations adopted in Cuba to produce energy-saving electricity constitute an example for the world. Three basic reasons led to determine how to guarantee a stable low-cost electricity distribution: the hurricanes, an inefficient old system and the high prices of the oil in the market. Read More

Cuba worl veterinary event

The VI International Veterinary Sciences Congress will be from April 10 to 13 in this capital. The centennial of the first Cuba veterinary school, founded in April 10, 1997, will be commemorated and issues related with the production and animal reproduction, challenges with food production and others will be tackled in the meeting. Read More

New water pipe factory opens in Havana

Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage officially opened Cubas second high-density hydraulic pipe factory located in the capital on Wednesday. Lage explained that the facility, known as Hidroplast, will contribute to the countrys waterworks infrastructure, especially in water conservation by replacing old pipes. Read More

Giant turtles in largest caribbean marsh

Freshwater turtles twice the average size (7-10 inches and around 13 pounds) of those aquatic animals are being studied in the Zapata Swamp in Cuba, the largest and best preserved marsh in the Caribbean. Read More

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