Opinion

Africa in Cuba's Covid-19 vaccines (+Photo)

Addis Ababa, (Prensa Latina) Cuba's strategic decision to tackle the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was to mobilize its scientists and medical personnel to design a universal and free immunization program with its own vaccines.

Africa in Cuba's Covid-19 vaccines (+Photo)

Cuba and 58 years of medicine throughout the world

Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is commemorating the 58th anniversary of the official beginning of medical cooperation with other territories on Sunday, a time during which it has extended its medical services to 1.9 billion people, nearly one-third of the world's population.

Africa facing challenges with aggravating circumstances

Por Waldo Mendiluza

Paris, (Prensa Latina) The African continent faces a double challenge like the rest of the world: the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic downturn, but with the aggravating factor of less favorable recovery forecasts than in other regions.

NEMO reaffirms condemnation of US blockade against Cuba

Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The No Embargo Cuba Movement (NEMO) ratified on Thursday that its only mission is the lifting of the unilateral sanctions against the Caribbean island, without conditions or demands to the Government of that nation.

Anti-Covid-19 vaccines in dispute

Por Rosmerys Bernal Piña

Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) While several countries are making progress in the immunization against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, scientists, business executives, health authorities and world leaders are debating whether or not to temporarily eliminate the patents on anti-Covid-19 vaccines.

Lula believes unity is strength

Por Osvaldo Cardosa

Brasilia, (Prensa Latina) Convinced that unity leads to victory, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began a five-day visit to Brasilia on May 3 to re-establish ties with different political tendencies in the run-up to the 2022 elections in Brazil.

US-Cuba relations: A Trumpist priority or validity issue?

Havana, (Prensa Latina) The staying in power of over 240 coercive measures imposed by Donald Trump on Cuba make it seem that the Joe Biden administration is hard-pressed for its own policy towards the Caribbean nation.

G7 entangled in promises and threats

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Por Néstor Marín

London, (Prensa Latina) The first face-to-face meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) in two years concluded in London with the promise to financially support the World Health Organization's mechanism for a more equitable access to antiCovid-19 vaccines and the usual threats to China, Russia and other countries outside its aegis.

Matanzas' urban design

Por Wilfredo Alayón

Matanzas, (Prensa Latina) The city of Matanzas, also known as the Athens of Cuba since the 19th century, will celebrate its 328th anniversary on October 12, 2021. The city was founded by about 30 families from the Canary Islands, Spain, who were specially sent by the crown to settle in the area.

US blockade against Cuba negatively impacts on its people's health

Havana, May 5 (Prensa Latina) The US economic blockade against Cuba has had a negative impact on the health of the Cuban people for almost six decades, an impact that increased with the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities denounced here on Wednesday.