Science

New Island in Pakistan after Earthquake

The earthquake that shook the Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Monday was so intense that it created a small island off the country’s coast in the Indian Ocean.»

Cuba Committed to Elimination of HCFCs

Cuba is working on the progressive elimination of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), a powerful greenhouse gas that is one of the substances most harmful to the atmosphere’s protective layer, says an expert on the issue.»

More Certainty in Treatment of HIV in Sancti Spiritus

Since the technology was launched in 2010 to date, more than 4700 samples were processed in the laboratory of the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital, where the only existing equipment in the central region is located.»

Cuba’s Vidatox 30CH Cancer Drug to Laos

A Cuban cancer pharmaceutical, known as Vidatox 30CH, was presented in Laos, the first Asian country to have registered the drug, which improves the quality of life of patients suffering from that disease.»

New alternative to face climate on Sancti Spiritus

Economists from Sancti Spíritus developed a research with concrete proposals to mitigate the effects of climate change in the coastal community of Tunas de Zaza in Sancti Spiritus, a geographic area vulnerable to the ravages of nature, especially the sea floodings.»

Cuba Hosts Int’l Course on Dengue

Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers are participating as of today in the 12th International Dengue Course, being held at the “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana.»

Cuba to Host Int’l Course on Dengue

Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers will participate in the 13th International Dengue Course, to be held at the “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana, from August 12 to 23.»

Over 500 Newly Health Graduates in Sancti Spiritus

Over 500 health professionals were handed over their certificates this Sunday in Sancti Spiritus, in a graduation ceremony dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the attack to Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons. In statements to Escambray newspaper, Dr. Cira Julia Márquez explained that the new professionals graduated from medicine (208), health technologies (126), stomatology (108), nursing (107), and »