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Successful first simultaneous heart and lung transplant in Vietnam

Published on: August 14, 2025
11:04

Hanoi, Ago 14 (Prensa Latina) Crowned by success culminated in the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, this capital, the only simultaneous lung and heart transplant to a patient with multiorgan failure performed until today in Vietnam.

Deaths from cholera dangerously increase in Sudan

Published on: August 14, 2025
09:54

Khartoum, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF), described the cholera epidemic in the Sudanese city of Darfur as the most violent of recent times.

Argentina: The problem of contaminated fentanyl worsens

Published on: August 13, 2025
09:05

Buenos Aires, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The problem caused by the use of contaminated fentanyl in hospitals has worsened in Argentina with new deaths, bringing the total to almost 100; therefoe, the Congress is taking action on the matter.

Japan, China, and South Korea fight livestock diseases together

Published on: August 12, 2025
11:15

Seoul, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The agriculture ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in livestock.

Cuban biotechnology group advances toward energy transition

Published on: August 11, 2025
09:13

Havana, August 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Group (Biocubafarma) reported that it is promoting the use of photovoltaic energy systems (PVS).

Ecuador’s Health Minister responds after deaths of babies

Published on: August 10, 2025
10:40

Quito, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's Minister of Public Health, Jimmy Martin, requested the resignation of Hugo Hernandez, the manager of the Guayaquil University Hospital, following the deaths of several newborns at the center, an event that has shocked the country.

China: Chikungunya virus still on the rise in southern province

Published on: August 10, 2025
09:50

Guangzhou, China Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese province of Guangdong reported a local outbreak of chikungunya fever with 1,387 new autochthonous cases registered last week, none of them serious.

Half of Germans dissatisfied with healthcare system

Published on: August 10, 2025
09:26

Berlin, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Nearly half of Germans are not very satisfied or dissatisfied with the country's healthcare system, according to a study conducted by Forsa institute on behalf of the health insurance company Techniker Krankenkasse (TK).

Ethiopia highlights community leadership for African Climate Agenda

Published on: August 8, 2025
10:54

Addis Ababa, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia reaffirmed the fundamental role of the community leadership in creating a unified and effective climate agenda in a briefing session, as part of the preparations that continue on Friday for the African Climate Summit (ACS2).

Africa in need of humanitarian aid

Published on: August 8, 2025
10:48

Conakry, August 8 (Prensa Latina) The suspension of financial aid to African countries to lessen their health and sanitation problems has created the threat of epidemics in countries like Guinea, medical sources emphasized.

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