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WHO concerned about acute hepatitis and measles outbreaks

Covid-19
Published on: April 28, 2022
15:14

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Geneva, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently following the rise in the number of cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin and measles.

Cuba praises government management to fight Covid-19

Published on: April 26, 2022
13:09

By: Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth

Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Public Health Jose Angel Portal on Tuesday praised the governmental management that, together with the scientific sector, favored the development of drugs and medical devices to fight Covid-19 in Cuba.

UN calls to improve planet’s health

Published on: April 7, 2022
12:28

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

United Nations, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) On the World Health Day on Thursday, the United Nations is also urging to improve the planet's health situation due to pollution, which is currently causing illnesses such as cancer and asthma.

WHO calls on prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife

Published on: March 7, 2022
14:43

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Geneva, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday has called on the prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife, in order to prevent the formation of animal reservoirs.

Cuba is helping vaccinate the world, Indian publication reported

Published on: February 7, 2022
14:08

By: Juan M. Garcia

New Delhi, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Under the title "Cuba is helping vaccinate the world", the Indian portal Peoples Dispatch highlighted the shipment of vaccines from Cuba to countries such as Syria, hard hit by a decade of war and sanctions by the United States.

Cuba applies nuclear method against mosquito that causes dengue fever

Published on: January 26, 2022
00:30

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is making progress in the development of a nuclear method to reduce populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit diseases such as dengue fever and Zika, it was reported.

Haiti: Over half million children at risk of waterborne diseases

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:31

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Around 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now facing the possible re-emergence of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Friday.

Cuba guarantees immunization of its entire people

Published on: August 12, 2021
11:43

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) Since early this year, Cuban scientific and health authorities assured that the necessary efforts would be made in the country to immunize the entire population against Covid-19, a palpable reality today.

UNICEF deplores vandalism of Libya’s water supply

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:16

By: Prensa Latina

United Nations, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday condemned vandalism of Libya's water supply systems and deplored vandalizing water systems which cut off children and their families from water, increasing the likelihood of water-borne diseases, UNICEF said in a statement.

Drinking alcohol damages kidney function

Published on: June 29, 2021
07:47

By: Prensa Latina

London, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A scientific study confirmed that excessive alcohol consumption –more than four drinks daily- can affect the filtering capacity of kidney system due to toxic overload, according to a specialized source.

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