The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina, today received a letter from the United States President, Barack Obama, addressed to his peer Raul Castro. The letter was delivered at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry by the head of the Interests Section of the United States in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis. Growing Interest in Cooperation Between Cuba »

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced in Washington that Cuba has become the first country in the world to eliminate the transmission of HIV / AIDS and syphilis from mother to baby.»