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Category Archives: Healthcare
Cuban medical assistance in Calabria is highlighted in Italy
Rome, July 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban medical collaboration in the Italian region of Calabria is fundamental to maintaining health care, and will continue despite actions by the United States against it, a report indicates today. The US government, particularly the … Continue reading
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It was sad to say goodbye to colleagues, said a Cuban doctor in Guatemala
Guatemala City, July 14 (Prensa Latina) The saddest thing was saying goodbye to my colleagues in the department of Suchitepéquez, said doctor Edis Miguel Martínez, who is returning to Cuba today after completing his collaboration in Guatemala. I completed five … Continue reading
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Cuba’s embrace of Venezuela in this difficult time
Following Wednesday’s powerful earthquakes, Díaz-Canel reported that Cuban authorities are closely monitoring the situation of all Cubans in the South American nation, regardless of the reason for their presence June 26, 2026 – Granma The Cuban healthcare workers on internationalist missions … Continue reading
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US blockade causes millions in losses to public health in Cuba
Havana, June 10 (Prensa Latina) The intensified economic blockade that the United States maintains against Cuba today caused economic losses exceeding 288 million dollars to the public health sector between March 2024 and February 2025. That figure is part of … Continue reading
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Cuban Medicine Defies the Odds
May 15, 2026 — Belly of he Beast From the development of five COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s first meningitis B vaccine and an innovative lung cancer treatment, Cuba’s biotech industry has long punched above its weight. But no achievement may be as significant as NeuroEPO, … Continue reading
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Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say
Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care. By Ed Augustin and Jack Nicas — The New York Times Photographs … Continue reading
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This Drug Could “Change the World”
March 6, 2026 — Belly of the Beast More than seven million people in the U.S. are estimated to suffer from Alzheimer’s, a disease that systematically destroys a person’s memory, personality and ability to function. While there is no cure, … Continue reading
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Mexico is working on diabetic foot care with a Cuban product
Mexico City, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Mexican health authorities plan to open 80 clinics this year to administer the Cuban drug Heberprot-P, the only one in the world capable of stimulating accelerated granulation and re-epithelialization in diabetic foot ulcers. “The … Continue reading
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Solidarity activists send million-dollar aid to Cuba
December 19, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Cuba solidarity organizations have sent a million dollars’ worth of medical aid and hurricane relief to Cuba from California. The initiative includes the L.A. Hands Off Cuba Committee, the Pan American Medical Association, Global Health … Continue reading
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Health Under Sanction
Harsh US sanctions push Cuba’s healthcare system to breaking point | People & Power Documentary November 5, 2025 — Belly of the Beast In our latest documentary, we speak with Cuban patients and healthcare workers who are struggling to get … Continue reading
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