Science

The General Director of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, and the director of the Pan American Health Organization, Mirta Roses, will meet with the Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez.»

Although the greater number of health professionals in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus are currently working in international missions in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, their echoes reach also the distant Africa.»

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent a message to the staff of the Indio Hatuey Experimental Station of Pasture and Foder, congratulating them on the 50th anniversary of the center and recognizing their work.»

The Cuba-made medication Heberprot-P, used in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, has entered the second phase of clinical trials in Europe.»

The International Congress Biotechnology 2012 is on its third working day on Wednesday, in Cuba, with a session on Hepatitis B and C. The event’s scientific agenda also includes papers on pharmacogenomics, cancer treatment and neurogenerative diseases, among other important issues.»

Although 2012 has just begun, figures show encouraging signs so far: the 18 children who required mechanical ventilation during their admission in the neonatal ward of the Provincial Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos, in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, have been saved.»

Two symposia on therapeutic vaccines against HIV/AIDS and dengue, and a session on genomics will open debates on Monday at the Biotechnology Conference Havana-2012, the inauguration of which will take place at the end of the day.»

Despite the increased birth rate and the diminution of babies born underweight in Sancti Spiritus in 2011, low birth rate is still a problem in this central Cuban territory. This year, 259 low weight babies have been so far born (40 less than in 2011).»

Sancti Spiritus Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)’s Delegate Leonel Diaz Camero affirmed that local scientists give priority to the integration of researches to both the economic and service processes.»

Natural medicine is highly demanded in Sancti Spiritus, considered one of the island’s best producers. Sources from the natural medicine producing company said that the territory still lacks a proper program to make the useful properties of the less-demanded drugs known.»