Category Archives: Healthcare

Dominica receives another group of doctors from Cuba

Havana, September 9 (Radio Habana Cuba) The Minister of Health of Dominica, Cassanni Laville, today received a group of Cuban doctors and health technicians who will join the health brigade in providing services in that country. Through a television report, … Continue reading

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Cuban ambassador talks with Sri Lankan pharmaceutical executives

Havana, September 4 (Radio Habana Cuba) The Cuban ambassador to Sri Lanka, Andrés Garrido, and directors of the company Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd discussed cooperation with Cuban institutions in biotechnology and pharmacology. Mahesh Premarathne and Shamal Fernando, vice president and general … Continue reading

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Cambodia advocates for more cooperation with Cuba in the health sector

Havana, Aug 29 (Radio Habana Cuba) Cambodia’s Minister of Health, Chheang Ra, requested greater cooperation with Cuba in the health sector, to contribute to achieving universal health coverage in 2035. Ra made the request when receiving the Cuban ambassador to … Continue reading

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Cuba advocates regional cooperation for pharmaceutical regulation

Mexico City, Aug 21 (Radio Habana Cuba) – Cuban Minister of Public Health, José Angel Portal Miranda, called for regional cooperation to overcome the complex and diverse challenges in the health and pharmaceutical fields. Speaking at the IX Pan-American Conference … Continue reading

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Cuba and Nigeria Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in the Health Sector

Havana, Aug. 20 (Radio Habana Cuba) The Cuban Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices Agency (Cecmed) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding in this West African country … Continue reading

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Cuba participates in Nicaragua’s International Health and Technology Fair

Managua, August 18 (Radio Habana Cuba) Cuba participates in the 2nd International Health and Technology Fair held in Nicaragua, with the participation of more than 120 technology distributors and pharmaceutical companies from around the world.  At the Olof Palme Convention … Continue reading

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Five students went to Cuba 28 years ago with a suitcase full of dreams. They came back as doctors

Mzulungile Nodikida, Sanele Madela, Bongile Mabilane, Nhlakanipho Gumede and Godisamang Kegakilwe have one thing in common: They studied medicine in Cuba. Since its establishment in 1996, the Cuba-South Africa medical programme has been knocked for being impractical, too expensive, and … Continue reading

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Favorable collaborative research on tropical infections

By Roberto Morejón August 7 (Radio Habana Cuba) As every summer, the Cuban health services remain on alert for the presence of arboviruses, a group of diseases caused by viruses transmitted to humans by insects and arachnids. With the increase … Continue reading

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India Sends Donation to Cuba for Production of Antibiotics

By Carlos Serpa Maceira Havana, 9 August (Radio Habana Cuba) The Government of India has sent a donation of 10 million euros to the Biocubafarma Business Group for the purchase of pharmaceutical raw materials and active ingredients for the production … Continue reading

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Cuba and Russia conduct studies on infectious diseases

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Russian experts are conducting a series of studies on infectious diseases, including Oropouche fever, in this nation. TASS reported that experts from both countries are analyzing the current behavior of diseases caused by … Continue reading

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