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HEALTH
Cuba, U.S. Sign Agreement for Cancer Research
The agreement, signed by Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, Cuban minister of Public Health, and Sylvia Burwell, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, is aimed at implementing collaboration projects»
Sancti Spiritus Women Denounce US Blockade against Cuba
Members of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) in Sancti Spiritus mobilized this Sunday all over the province to denounce the damages caused by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S.A., and the real background of this government’s recent policy towards the island. Belkis Diaz Jimenez, general secretary of the organization in this territory, told Escambray that »
Sancti Spiritus’s Provincial Hospital undergoes Major Refurbishment
Nearly 25 million pesos have been so far invested in the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital of Sancti Spiritus, as part of the restoration program started there in 2005»
Cuba-Salud 2015 International Convention Starts in Havana
The International Convention “Cuba-Salud 2015” and the Trade Fair Health for All begin activities this Monday in Havana, to debate and show progresses in this sphere.»
Sancti Spiritus Invests Millions in Health Facilities
Over 7 million pesos have been earmarked in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, for investments in the health field, said authorities from that sector in the territory.»
Specialists in Cuban Central Province Fight Childhood Blindness
The exhaustive research shows encouraging results in Sancti Spiritus.»
5,000 Students from 70 Nations Receive Medical Diploma in Cuba
Nearly 5,000 students from 70 nations will receive next month in Cuba their diplomas as doctors in medicine, official sources announced Havana .»
Cuban Infant Mortality Rate: Sancti Spiritus “Miracle”
When only one year ago Sancti Spiritus province closed 2011 with one of the highest infant mortality rates in Cuba, 5.9 deaths per thousand live births, not even local authorities in charge of reversing this situation could have calculated that twelve months later the territory would halve that figure and become a reference for the entire nation.»
Cholera, Dengue, HIV, Topics on Debate at Cuba-Health Convention 2012
The Cuban experience in dealing with cholera, and several panels on dengue, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are focus of discussions at the International Convention Cuba-Health 2012, in its third day of work.»