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

Published on: March 7, 2022
14:43

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Reducing junk food to avoid neurological diseases is recommended

Published on: June 29, 2021
07:46

London, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) So-called junk food is considered a danger to the brain, hence experts strongly recommend to reduce or exclude it from daily diet to avert neurological diseases, the sputniknews.com website reported.

Computer capable of reducing diagnosis time for rare diseases

Published on: June 24, 2021
07:11

London, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A computer capable of working much faster than a traditional one is being used in order to reduce the diagnosis time of so-called rare diseases, conditions that nowadays take up to five years to be identified.

Millions of children vulnerable to diseases due to poor immunization

Published on: April 28, 2021
00:15

United Nations, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Millions of children are vulnerable to major killer diseases, despite the fact that vaccination services started to recover from coronavirus-caused disorders, United Nations agencies warned.

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