Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Cimeq

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The Medical Surgical Research Center (CIMEQ) is an Institution of the National Health System, of great national and international prestige, located in West Havana. Entity of high scientific and technical level, equipped with the most advanced technology in medical, surgical and stomatological specialties, as well as a High Technology Center for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. It has highly qualified professionals and experience in assistance, research and teaching.

EMCOMED, “Committed to the health of the people”

By Mercy Ramos, Photos: José (Tito) Meriño

Founded on October 7, 2005, EMCOMED is a wholesale medicine marketing and distribution company that has the ultimate responsibility of ensuring the correct operation from start to finish of the supply chain of medicines in Cuba.

FarmaCuba. Quality, Compromise and Experience at the service of health

By Roxana Consuegra, Photos: José (Tito) Meriño

One of the world leaders in the commercialization of pharmaceutical goods, services and products, FARMACUBA constitutes the Import-Export Company of the Industria Biotecnológica y Farmacéutica de Cuba (BioCubaFarma), currently integrated into the Organización Superior de Dirección Empresarial (OSDE).

CNEURO: Contributing to the advancement of Cuban medical technology

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The Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba (CNEURO), a high-tech company belonging to the Group of Industria Biotecnológica y Farmacéutica, BioCubaFarma, with more than 30 years of experience in the area of Neurotechnology and Public Health: researches, develops, produces and markets medical equipment and software for the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders aimed at protecting mental capital.

Eneida, a fighter for life

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Walking, talking, hearing ... these are skills that a human being normally has and, in general, does not value until he loses them. Eneida Rosa Ovalles is a Panamanian who enjoyed all those qualities until 2007, when she had a fatal accident that cost her her mobility and now she has to move around in a wheelchair.

Cuba with good results applying Biomodulin T to prevent Covid-19

Prensa Latina

Cuban health authorities highlighted on Tuesday the good results obtained in applying Biomodulin T to take advantage of its protective effect in risk groups, as part of preventive treatments to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Cuba celebrates national nursing day

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In moments when Cuba and the rest of the world fight a pandemic, nurses of the largest of the Antilles constitute a great army of white coats that bravely face the risk for their lives in the relentless fight against the new coronavirus.

Favourable scenario vs. Covid-19 in Cuba is due to joint effort

Cubaplus: Cortesia de Prensa Latina

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today stressed that the island maintains a favorable scenario in dealing with the Covid-19, as a result of the joint work of several sectors.

Cuba successfully applies blood plasma treatment for Covid-19

Prensa Latina

Cuba is successfully applying treatment to 16 Covid-19 patientes, who are seriously ill, with hyper immune blood plasma, Dr. Francisco Duran, Cuba's head of Epidemiology, told on Thursday the media in his daily press briefings.

Cuba reiterates to WHO willingness to share anti-Covid-19 experiences

Cubaplus: Courtesy of Prensa Latina

The Minister of Public Health José Ángel Portal reiterated to WHO at its World Assembly today, Cuba's willingness to cooperate and share its experiences in the fight against Covid-19.

Cubanacan hotel group supports fight against Covid-19

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Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic on this Caribbean island, the Cubanacan group has supported various entities of the national health system, including the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), which now receives the third brigade made up of workers of that hotel chain.

Cuba's early response to contain pandemic highlighted

Cubaplus: Cortesia de Prensa Latina

Jose Moya, representative of the World Health Organization-Pan American Health Organization (WHO-PAHO) in Cuba, highlighted the early response of this country in containing the coronavirus pandemic.

Over 1,000 Cuban health professionals fight Covid-19 in 23 countries

Cubaplus: Cortesia de Prensa Latina

More than 1,000 Cuban medical collaborators are working in the red zone providing care to Covid-19 patients in 23 countries, while the others are working in wards for observation, convalescence and consults, it was reported here.

Nursing, an invaluable profession

By Mercy Ramos

Nursing, one of the most self-sacrificing and necessary professions, has now acquired an utmost value, as it is more than essential at this time that the world suffers from the greatest and most dangerous pandemic of all time.

CNEURO: Three decades devoted to the development of science

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With an outstanding work in the creation of the national network of neurophysiology and in training of Neurophysiologists and technicians, among other tasks, the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO), reaches today its 30th anniversary, now engaged in the important work of contributing to the country’s combat against the new coronavirus.