Category Archives: Healthcare

Cuba: Immunology Center develops cancer drug despite US blockade

Havana is developing accessible therapeutic options for the population, given the high prices of cancer treatments globally and the economic war waged by the White House. August 25, 2026 — teleSUR The Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) in Cuba is conducting studies for a new … Continue reading

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“I am a product of Cuba’s solidarity,” says Colombian doctor

Bogotá, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) While attending to dozens of patients in Cali, one of the cities hardest hit by a deadly earthquake, Colombian doctor Diana Hernández recounts how the importance that Cuba gives to life was engraved in her … Continue reading

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US attacks Cuban medical service, France-Cuba reports

By Antonio Rondón — Prensa Latina Referring to recent unilateral measures against Cuban medical collaboration, the president of France-Cuba, Fabrice Leclerc, told Prensa Latina that it was always part of the propaganda to damage the image of Cuba by US … Continue reading

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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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