healthcare

Sri Lankan healthcare unions announce strike

Published on: August 1, 2023
09:20

Colombo, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka's healthcare unions on Tuesday announced a symbolic strike for next Thursday to demand solutions to the difficulties that affect the quality of services in the country.

Uruguay alerts on prevalence of hepatitis C virus

Published on: July 30, 2023
00:15

Montevideo, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The hepatitis C virus currently has a high prevalence in Uruguay despite public policies, Dr. Gustavo Tomasiunas, director of the Pharmacology and Therapeutics department at the School of Medicine of the University of the Republic, said.

Israeli blockade of Gaza threatens the lives of cancer patients

Published on: July 21, 2023
08:35

Ramallah, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The lack of medicines caused by Israel’s blockade threatens the lives of over 9,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, the health authorities denounced.

ECLAC analyzes challenges in universal health coverage

Published on: July 19, 2023
08:48

Santiago de Chile, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold an international seminar at its headquarters in Chile to analyze the experiences and challenges of different countries regarding universal access to health.

Cuba participates in event prior to Medicine Congress in Argentina

Published on: July 17, 2023
06:29

Buenos Aires, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban professors and experts will participate in the session prior to the 17th Latin American Congress of Social Medicine and Collective Health, to be inaugurated on Tuesday in Buenos Aires and slated to run until next July 21st.

Gestational diabetes cases increased during Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: June 22, 2023
00:15

Washington, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of pregnant women who developed gestational diabetes increased, a scientific institution revealed.

Russia acknowledges DPRK’s actions during Covid-19 pandemic

Published on: June 2, 2023
00:15

Pyongyang, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) Russian Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Aleksandr Matsegora on Thursday reportedly praised North Korea's actions in the fight against Covid-19.

Syria thanks Cuba for medical assistance

Published on: May 30, 2023
12:08

Damascus, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabbash on Tuesday expressed his country's gratitude to Cuba for its medical assistance.

Vietnam sets up preservation centers for rare medicines

Published on: May 27, 2023
08:26

Hanoi, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is urgently setting up three to six conservation centers for rare and limited-supply medicines, according to sources from the sector.

Cuba and Ghana celebrate Africa Day in Japan

Published on: May 26, 2023
13:26

Tokyo, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Ghanaian artists performed in a concert in this capital on Friday dedicated to Africa Day and motivated by the friendship rooted in blood, cultural, and historic ties that unite the two countries.

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