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Nearly half a million Cuban children will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis in Cuba

nesy — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:32:19 -0400

Nearly half a million Cuban children will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis in the second stage of this year's immunization campaign.

Timorese Foreign Minister to Cuba

nesy — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:34:20 -0400

Hundreds Cuban collaborators are currently working in Timor Leste Timorese Foreign Minister to Cuba.

Psychoballet: a therapy for the soul in Cuba

nesy — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:19:14 -0400

It was created more than thirty years ago by the Master’s Degree in Psychology Georgina Fariñas, under the tutelage and supervision of late Dr Bernabé Ordaz, founding director of the Psychiatric Hospital of Havana (HPH) and prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, director of the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC).

Ambulance service will be increased and improved in Cuba

nesy — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:44:48 -0400

According to Prensa Latina news agency, the country has assigned considerable resources to the purchase of new equipment and spare parts.

Eastern Province of Holguin Achieves Lowest Infant Mortality Rate in Cuba

nesy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:18:59 -0400

The eastern province of Holguin has reached the lowest infant mortality rate in its history in the current year with a rate of 1.9 per thousand live births, which rank the province one of the first in the country.

Some 300, 000 people have reseived surgical intervention in the Cuban Center of Eye Microsurgery

nesy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:30:31 -0400

Some 300, 000 people have reseived surgical intervention in the Center of Eye Microsurgery, belonging to the specialized hospital Ramón Pando Ferrer, in Havana City, during its last 20 years.

Cuban ophthalmologists have treated more than 94.000 Paraguayans since October 2005

nesy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:34:39 -0400

Cuban ophthalmologists have treated more than 94.000 Paraguayans since October 2005, the head of the Cuban ophthalmological brigade in this South American country, Pablo Leon Cabrera, announced on Thursday.

Apply New Corneal Transplant Technique Cuban Ophthalmologists

nesy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:18:01 -0400

The endokeratoplasty technique for corneal transplant, a complex surgery that has been successfully carried out on twelve people who suffered from serious corneal dystrophies

CIREN: There is still hope in Cuba

nesy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:19:00 -0400

There are several institutions of special interest within the prestigious Cuban medicine sector, the International Neurological Restoration Center, CIREN is one of them.

Specialized Medical Services for Cuban Elderly People are Part of a Nationwide Strategy of Health

nesy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:23:05 -0400

Specialized medical services for Cuban elderly people are part of a nationwide strategy aimed at improving their quality of life. That policy benefits 231 centenarians who live in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.