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Cuba will never fail the world, Cuban vice president states in Brazil (+Photos)

Published on: December 31, 2022
12:10

Brasilia, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Vice President Salvador Valdés said on Saturday that Cuba will never fail the world and its peoples, during a fruitful meeting with solidarity groups, friendship groups, local politicians and compatriots who reside in Brazil.

Ethiopian gov´t to rise malaria control in southwestern region

Published on: December 30, 2022
16:02

Addis Ababa, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia´s federal government has increased all its efforts to curb the spread of malaria in the Southwest Peoples' Region, the Public Health Institute said on Friday, while reporting malaria is currently affecting the 42 districts in the region.

CDC warns of future upswing in diabetes among young Americans

Published on: December 29, 2022
17:50

Washington, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned a rise of diabetes among young Americans is on the horizon, saying diagnoses for the population are expected to increase in the coming decades.

Costa Rica reports 70 mpox cases in 2022

Published on: December 29, 2022
16:57

San José, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica has reported 70 cases of mpox so far in 2022, according to data from the Health Surveillance Directorate of Health Ministry.

Panama reports first mpox female case

Published on: December 28, 2022
17:10

Panama City, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian health authorities on Wednesday reported the first case of mpox in a woman, while calling for preventive measures.

U.S. to require Covid-19 tests for travelers coming from China

Published on: December 28, 2022
17:02

Washington, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Biden administration announced new testing requirements Wednesday for travelers coming to the U.S. from China — a response to soaring Covid-19 infections in China and a sign of increased worry about the potential emergence of new variants.

Dominican health authorities report two new cholera cases

Published on: December 28, 2022
16:29

Santo Domingo, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Ministry on Wednesday reported two new cases of cholera, bringing total to 10 including two imported cases.

Abortion bans may increase suicide risk among U.S. women – Study

Published on: December 28, 2022
16:20

Washington, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) Restricted access to abortions may have increased the risk of suicide among women of reproductive age for over four decades, new research from the University of Pennsylvania the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia suggested.

Australian Southern Cross Brigade to travel to Cuba for 38th time

Published on: December 28, 2022
00:30

Canberra, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The Southern Cross Brigade, from Australia, informed that it will travel to Cuba for the 38th time, after two years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

France reports over 200 Covid-19 deaths

Published on: December 27, 2022
16:47

Paris, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The French Public Health agency on Tuesday reported 208 deaths due to Covid-19, a figure that really worries local health authorities, since it accounts for an increased death toll in times the pandemic is presently losing ground.

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