Escambray ENGLISH EDITION
A forum aimed at working strategies to lower the incidence of accidents in teenagers, is hosted this week in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus.»
Sancti Spiritus Hosts UNESCO Sponsored Forum on Teenagers
Cuba Begins Clinical Trial of Vaccine against Pneumococcus
Cuba will begin this year the first clinical trials of the vaccine against pneumococus developed by national institutions, announced on Wednesday in this capital Doctor of Sciences Concepcion Campa, director of Havana’s Finlay Institute.»
Vaccination Campaign Concluded in Sancti Spiritus
Over 20 000 children were reported vaccinated against poliomyelitis in Sancti Spiritus, at the conclusion of the second phase of the 51st anti-polio vaccination campaign carried out throughout the island.»
Corneal Transplantations Resumed in Sancti Spiritus
Corneal transplantations have been resumed in Sancti Spiritus’s Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital, a service that was stopped here one year ago.»
Investigations Fostered in Sancti Spiritus University
Scientific achievements reported in Sancti Spiritus’s Jose Marti Perez University (UNISS, in Spanish) are consistent with the local intention of getting the center involved in the development of the territory.»
Cuba Takes Science to Dominican Republic Book Fair
Contemporary science does not meet basic human needs due to an arbitrary distribution of wealth, said the Cuban Doctor Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart at the beginning of the scientific program of the 15th International Book Fair in the Dominican Republic.»
Top Security in Brasil for UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Tight security operations have been carried out by the military and other repressive institutions in Brazil, prior to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, an official source said on Wednesday.»
Health Institutions Report Savings in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Over 650 000 products were reused last year in Sancti Spiritus’s health facilities, a fact that allowed saving thousand pesos, and reducing the purchase of different kind of materials.»
Cuba-Japan Team Finds Endangered Almiquies
An expedition of Cuban and Japanese scientists found four males and three females of almiquí (Solenodon cubanus) in El Toldo plateau, in Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, between Holguin and Guantanamo provinces.»
Nursing Service: Backbone of Surgery in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
The Nursing service of Sancti Spiritus Hospital Surgical Unit is as anonymous as essential in all the operations performed in the facility. In every room, including those of maternity, they assume multiple procedures.»