HURRICANE MATTHEW IN THE CARIBBEAN
Cuban collaborators safe and ready to help
Granma International spoke with heads of Cuba’s medical brigades in Haiti, the Bahamas and Jamaica
OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE COMMUNIST
PARTY OF CUBA CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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The Sandino commitment
On August 21, 2005, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez broadcast number 231 of his television program “Aló Presidente” from Cuba, with Fidel at his side. The historic Sandino commitment was made during the live program, cementing Cuba and Venezuela’s collaboration in restoring the sight of millions.
Cuban Medical Brigade in Nepal
One month has past since the devastating April 25 earthquake in Nepal, and two weeks since the powerful May 12 aftershock, the same night Cuba’s Henry Reeve Medical Brigade arrived in the country. Forty-nine Cuban medical professionals are taking on the population’s needs, defying the damage, fear and grief around them.
Cuban medical collaboration: A source of life
Cuba not only prides itself on having a rate of 8.5 doctors per thousand inhabitants, one of the best in the world, but also having provided the services of 407,000 health professionals in 164 countries on all continents since 1963
Cuba consolidates maternal-infant health
The country’s infant-mortality rate currently stands at 4.1 for every 1,000 live births during the first six months of 2017
Cuba maintains low infant mortality rate due to congenital defects
Maintaining infant mortality rate due to congenital defects at the historical low of 0.8 per thousand live births, for three consecutive years, is the pride of the National Center for Medical Genetics
CUBAN PEDIATRICS CONGRESS, PEDIATRÍA 2018
Working to save lives from the very beginning
The Cuban Society of Pediatrics will hold its 28th National Congress January 23 through 26, dedicated to preventive aspects and problems affecting the health of infants, children and adolescents
Gratitude honored
Cuban health professionals from the Henry Reeve Brigade who participated in the fight against Ebola in West Africa were recognized for their efforts with the 60th anniversary of the FAR commemorative medal.
Malnutrition threatens the world
Obesity kills as many people as hunger. According to the World Health Organization, at least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of this epidemic
Cuban doctors in Brazil: How can conditions be placed on lives?
The More Doctors program currently has 18,240 posts in 4,058 municipalities. Close to 8,400 of these are occupied by Cubans, distributed over 2,885 municipalities
