A pilot project based on the sterile insect technique has shown the effectiveness of this procedure, reducing the population of Aedesaegypti mosquitoes by 90% last year and achieving almost total elimination of diseases spread by the insect
february 3, 2022@ 10:02:14 | Orfilio Peláez
Created 50 years ago, the Cuban Institute of Meteorology is today a center of excellence in scientific research, providing specialized services that benefit various sectors of the country
october 15, 2015@ 09:10:52 | Orfilio Peláez
Figures confirms increase in forested land over the last five years
may 17, 2017@ 16:05:06 | Orfilio Peláez
IMMUNOASSAY CENTER
Built in just 19 months, on September 7, 1987, Fidel inaugurated the Immunoassay Center (CIE), charged with the mission of designing and producing technology for the mass screening of different diseases
september 7, 2017@ 15:09:41 | Orfilio Peláez
CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
Cuba hopes a new global agreement based on full respect for the principles of equality and common responsibility will be reached in Paris
november 24, 2015@ 09:11:49 | Orfilio Peláez
Cuba’s severe drought continues with a total of 165 below 50% of useable capacity, while 118 of these hold less than 25%, including 26 which are completely dry
august 19, 2015@ 14:08:33 | Orfilio Peláez
Through the progressive implementation of the program throughout the country, the infant mortality rate due to congenital anomalies was reduced from 4.2 in 1980, to 0.9 per thousand live births
may 20, 2016@ 10:05:27 | Orfilio Peláez
METEORO 2016
Annual disaster preparedness exercises, Meteoro 2016, successfully conducted across the island May 14-15
may 16, 2016@ 09:05:29 | Orfilio Peláez
The province of Pinar del Río is the most reforested in the country, with 47% of its total area covered by trees
august 19, 2016@ 10:08:36 | Orfilio Peláez
Cuban researchers are focused on studying the climate, in order to predict the frequency and intensity of hurricanes that may hit the island
march 21, 2017@ 09:03:30 | Orfilio Peláez