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Category Archives: Healthcare
From the US, arguments against slander of Cuban medical missions
Washington, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) While a small group of detractors in high-ranking U.S. officials slander Cuban internationalism, its organized contribution to the needs of humanity is an example for all, activist Cheryl LaBash said today. LaBash, co-president of the … Continue reading
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Cuban assistance in human resources recognized in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Hollis Prentice, president of the Association of Cuban Graduates in Saint Kitts and Nevis, today highlighted the human impact of training in Cuba for the development of his country. Prentice’s statement came at the Cuban … Continue reading
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U.S. Medical Students Graduate in Cuba
July 31, 2025 — Belly of the Beast Ten U.S. students graduated last week from Cuba’s Latin America School of Medicine (ELAM). The school trains young doctors from medically underserved communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the United States. … Continue reading
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Young people from the United States graduate from medicine in Cuba
Havana, July 28 (Prensa Latina) A group of young people from the United States graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba (ELAM), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. A text published on the website cubaminrex.cu expresses … Continue reading
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Cuba Approves Landmark Bill Legalizing Gender Change
July 24, 2025 — Belly of the Beast In a major win for Cuba’s LGBTQ+’s community, the country’s parliament passed a new law granting people the right to legally change their gender. The Law of Civil Registration does not require … Continue reading
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UNICEF and Cuba join forces for breastfeeding
Havana, July 22 (Prensa Latina) A broad plan of activities will be held in Cuba in connection with World Breastfeeding Week, from August 1 to 7, including an extension of the program to 2026 to promote this act of love. … Continue reading
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Cuban doctors score two victories against the blockade
Havana, July 16 (Prensa Latina) Specialists at the Ramón González Coro Maternal and Child Hospital in the Cuban capital are celebrating today the birth of Merliah Victoria and Merleth Victoria, twins who defied medical predictions about monochorionic pregnancy. Multiple pregnancies … Continue reading
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Cuba reiterates its commitment to health at the UN
Havana, July 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reiterated its commitment to health today at the United Nations and denounced the effects of the blockade and the smear campaigns against Cuban medical cooperation. The island’s Alternate Representative to the UN, Yuri Gala, … Continue reading
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New York meeting promotes effort to send pacemakers to Cuba
By Sandra Latham — The Militant July 4, 2025 NEW YORK — At a June 28 program here, sponsored by the New York-New Jersey Cuba Sí Coalition, Bob Schwartz, executive director of Global Health Partners, announced a national effort to … Continue reading
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Feinsinger column: Health care in Cuba – maybe we can learn something
Dr. Greg Feinsinger – Doctor’s Tip July 3, 2025 – Post Independent – Serving Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, Colorado Understandably, a growing number of Americans are dissatisfied with our expensive, dysfunctional health care system. We spend far more money … Continue reading
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