health

India urges to produce quality pharmaceuticals

Published on: May 26, 2023
11:29

New Delhi, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya, urged on Friday, to produce affordable and quality pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

Cuba reaffirms willingness to contribute to peoples´ health, life

Published on: May 22, 2023
17:55

Geneva, Switzerland, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Public Health Minister José Ángel Porta on Monday reaffirmed his country's willingness to continue contributing to peoples´ health and life, wherever medical services and experiences are required.

Cuba Heath Minister participates in 76th World Health Assembly

Published on: May 22, 2023
08:48

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health of Cuba, José Ángel Portal, is participating in the 76th World Assembly, which will analyze how to strengthen health systems.

Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccines receive national health registration (+Photos)

Published on: May 21, 2023
08:04

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's homegrown vaccines against Covid-19, Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala, received the sanitary registration granted by the Center for State Control of Medicines, Medical Equipment and Devices (CECMED) for its proven efficacy.

Over 1B people in 43 nations face cholera risks – WHO

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:42

Geneva, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that more than one billion people in 43 countries, mainly in Africa nations, are at risk of cholera with children under five particularly vulnerable.

CDC reports 4 deaths linked to recalled eyedrops

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:18

Washington, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Four people have passed away in the United States from a drug-resistant bacterial infection traced to contaminated eyedrops, an authorized source informed Friday.

WHO warns chronic diseases are taking rising toll on lives

Published on: May 19, 2023
16:47

United Nations, May 19 (Prensa Latina) A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that non-communicable diseases (or NCDs) are claiming around three quarters of all lives lost each year. The report calls for a substantial increase in investments in health and health systems “to get back on track towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Who added.

Cuba promotes use of Thalassia testodinum to fight off cancer

Published on: May 19, 2023
16:34

Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) International agencies and Cuba are currently promoting a new project goal-oriented to both preservation and use of Thalassia testudinum (commonly known as turtle grass), a species of marine seagrass that forms meadows in shallow sandy or muddy locations in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, in order to fight cancer.

Cuban Government ackowledges family doctors’ work

Published on: May 19, 2023
12:34

Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Friday congratulated and acknowledged the work of family doctors, on behalf of the Government and the people, on the occasion of their World Day.

Nearly 110K Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022 – CDC

Published on: May 18, 2023
17:56

Washington, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The recently published data revealing the nearly 110,000 Americans dead from drug overdose in 2022 is a reliable proof of damage caused by fentanyl consumption nowadays in the United States.

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