health

Panama reports 10 new Mpox cases

Published on: March 8, 2023
17:58

Panama City, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Panama´s health authorities on Wednesday confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox in the most recent epidemiological week.

U.S. considers vaccinating chickens as bird flu kills millions

Published on: March 7, 2023
17:30

Washington, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The bird flu outbreak, which began early last year, is the biggest in the nation´s history, affecting over 58 million farmed birds in 47 states, as well as birds in the wild.

Cuba reports four new Covid-19 cases and no deaths

Published on: March 3, 2023
13:45

Havana, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's control over the Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to a favorable epidemiological situation, with only four new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).

WHO warns of maternal mortality stagnation in Europe

Published on: March 2, 2023
17:11

United Nations, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) New data released on Thursday by WHO and other UN agencies warned of stagnation in maternal mortality rates in some countries in Europe between 2016 and 2020, despite progress made over the past 20 years.

Chile: MINSAL reports over 2,000K Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths

Published on: March 2, 2023
16:00

Santiago de Chile, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Chile´s Health Ministry (MINSAL) on Thursday reported as many as 2,840 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and 20 deaths.

Nearly 3.1B people cannot afford a healthy diet – FAO

Published on: March 1, 2023
17:33

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it.

Dominican Rep. alerts for new Chikungunya outbreak in the region

Published on: March 1, 2023
17:08

Santo Domingo, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican authorities on Wednesday issued an epidemiological alert for new chikungunya cases reported in regional nations, leading the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to warn of the imminent arrival of the disease.

Cuba advances in domestic oral Polio vaccination campaign

Published on: March 1, 2023
16:59

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The first stage of the 62nd oral polio vaccination campaign that began last February 27 in Cuba is currently progressing in this central province, health officials said on Wednesday.

Yemen and Cuba tackle health issues

Published on: February 26, 2023
08:21

Aden, Yemen, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Yemen's Minister of Public Health and Population, Qasem Bahebeh, met with Cuban Ambassador Vladimir Gonzalez to review bilateral cooperation in that sector, SABA reported on Sunday.

Panama reports 21 new Mpox cases

Published on: February 25, 2023
09:41

Panama City, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Panama´s Health Ministry (MINSA) on Saturday confirmed 21 new cases of Mpox.

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