There are 21 600 cases of HIV since 1986 in Cuba

Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in 1986, in Cuba there have been about 21,600 cases, said Wednesday the government. The data were provided by the Head of Department of Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI / AIDS) Ministry of Health (MINSAP), Maria Isela Lantero. Read More

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University Hospital of Geneva reported on the favorable evolution of Cuban doctor infected with Ebola

Cuban doctor Felix Baez Sarria, who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, evolves positively and the presence of the virus in his blood has been greatly reduced, doctors said this Tuesday at the University Hospital of Geneva. Read More

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Cuban doctor infected with Ebola is receiving a first level treatment

Felix Baez Sarria, Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone receives a "first level treatment" at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, where his situation is followed by nine nurses and three physicians 24 hours a day. Read More

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Cuban doctor infected with Ebola came to Geneva

The Cuban doctor Felix Baez Sarria, infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone, arrived in Geneva on Thursday night to be treated at the University Hospital. The internal medicine specialist of 43 years old got off the plane walking and then climbed into an ambulance to be taken to hospital under police escort. Read More

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Cuban doctor in Sierra Leone diagnosed with Ebola

An official letter from the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba indicates that on November 16, Dr. Felix Baez Sarria, located in Sierra Leone facing the epidemic of Ebola, who had already treated patients with this virus, began suffering fever of 38 and 39 degrees, with no other symptoms. Read More

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Started today Havana Oncology Congress 2014

Havana Oncology Congress 2014 was inaugurated today at the Conventions Palace in Havana, attended by leading researchers, doctors and other specialists from Europe, Asia and Latin America. Read More

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Medical Students from Equatorial Guinea will finish sixth year in Havana

A group of 35 students from the Faculty of Medicine of the city of Bata, Equatorial Guinea, left to Cuba where they will end the sixth year of their studies. The aforementioned faculty was created in 2000 in collaboration with Cuban government. Read More

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The Cuban medicine Heberprot-P will be applied in Kuwait

The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Cuba will perform a program to implement medication Heberprot-P in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in the State of Kuwait. Read More

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Cuba will not grant more scholarships of medicine to Honduran students

The Cuban government suspended the scholarships granted each year to Honduran youth to study at the Latin American University of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana. Sergio Oliva, ambassador in Tegucigalpa, said the economic situation does not allow the program to continue. Read More

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Brazil wants to recruit more Cuban doctors next year

The work of Cuban doctors in Brazil has been excellent, which is why the government of Dilma Rousseff wants to increase the number of contracts next year. Cesario Melantonio Neto, Brazilian ambassador to Cuba, said in FIHAV that would consult with the Cuban authorities availability, mostly of specialists. Read More

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