healthcare

WHO: 23 million children failed to receive routine vaccines in 2020

Published on: December 21, 2021
10:29

Geneva, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that 23 million children worldwide did not receive routine vaccines in 2020, the largest amount in over a decade, based on new data.

WHO estimates 150,000 healthcare workers died by Covid-19

Published on: October 21, 2021
17:28

Geneva, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reported that about 150,000 healthcare workers have died by coronavirus since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020.

International healthcare services are ready in Cuba

Published on: September 13, 2021
14:44

Havana, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) Comercializadora de Servicios Medicos Cubanos' (CSMC) company is currently getting ready to attend new foreign patients, in view of the upcoming reopening of the country's borders.

Canadians reject healthcare privatization

Published on: September 6, 2021
17:06

Ottawa, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Over half of Canadian citizens and residents assure they do not want to see private healthcare expanded, a new Nanos Research poll revealed today.

Healthcare companies send aid to Cuba from Lombardy, Italy

Published on: August 9, 2021
13:54

Rome, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) A donation of medical materials coordinated by the youth section of the Italian Association of Private Hospitality (AIOP) of the Lombardy region was shipped on Monday to Cuba to aid fighting Covid-19.

Camaguey authorities prioritize vaccination of vulnerable people

Published on: August 2, 2021
14:09

Camaguey, Cuba, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The health intervention with the Cuban-made Abdala vaccine against Covid-19, which reached over 2,500 pregnant women, in addition to senior citizens, is currently advancing among vulnerable groups in this region.

Covid-19 cases increase among detained migrants in U.S.

Published on: July 7, 2021
07:28

Washington, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 cases reported at US Immigration and Customs Control Service facilities are growing as the number of detainees also increases.

Triplets born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, by in vitro fertilization

Published on: June 24, 2021
09:06

Havana, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) Three girls were born via in vitro fertilization, in Cienfuegos, becoming an achievement of the Regional Center of Assisted Reproduction.

‘Misión Milagro’ exceeds 10,000 surgeries in Venezuela during 2021

Published on: June 8, 2021
09:33

Caracas, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 'Misión Milagro' carried out over 10,000 surgical interventions in Venezuela during 2021, aimed at solving various eye diseases, national coordinator Eilint Segura reported.

‘Pediatric healthcare is a priority,’ say Cuban authorities

Published on: May 11, 2021
14:46

Havana, May 11 (Prensa Latina) In Cuba, children's health is a priority despite the obstacles imposed by the US blockade against the country almost 60 years ago, health authorities highlighted on Tuesday.

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