Science

The incorporation of videocolposcopes (digital diagnostic method to identify gynaecological diseases of the cervix) in Sancti Spiritus’s clinics, avails more reliable diagnosis of cancerous conditions in local women.»

The 52nd National Vaccination Campaign against poliomyelitis in Cuba began its second stage this Friday, with more than 500,000 children to be vaccinated.»

The Placental Histotherapy Center is a Cuban health institution dedicated to the research and application of medicines and cosmetics extracted from human placenta that are under design and programming of a virtual pharmacy.»

outh Africa launched the world’s cheapest antiretroviral program this Monday, an authoritative source reported in this capital.»

Cuban experts foresee for 2014 to increase the ecological cement production, a material that for its low clinker content reduces the emission into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, said press report.»

The introduction of a gas flaring system in Sancti Spiritus’s Sergio Soto Refinery avails new perspectives to crude oil processing in this plant, the only one in the country that exclusively works on Cuban raw material.»

Sancti Spiritus fights deforestation in remote areas.»

The 5th Cuban Earth Science Convention, Geociencia 2013 (Geoscience 2013), has opened, focusing on the contribution of these natural science disciplines to Cuban economic and social development.»

The central Cuban territory of Sancti Spiritus has been recently provided with five automatic meteorological stations, which can permanently monitor weather variables without the intervention of specialist personnel.»

French-Canadian academic Herve Fischer highlighted today the priority given by the Cuban government to the formation of youths in careers of computer programming.»