MEDICINES

Cubans living in Mexico send medicines to their compatriots

Published on: October 5, 2022
14:21

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Mexico City, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Jose Martí Association of Cuban residents in Mexico today sent 100 kilos of medicines to their compatriots on the island, paid for with their own efforts.

Argentina to send 2.7 tons of medical supplies to Cuba

Published on: August 14, 2022
10:17

By: Pavel López Lazo

Buenos Aires, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Argentina will send its first batch of 2.7 tons of medical supplies to Cuba as solidarity support following death-dealing fire at the Matanzas oil terminal, Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero reported Sunday.

Theft of medicines in Panama’s public healthcare system denounced

Published on: August 5, 2022
00:30

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Panama, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Medicines from Panama's Caja de Seguro Social (CSS), intended to improve the health of the insured people, end up in private stores, the newspaper La Prensa denounced.

Cuba to guarantee medicines in the midst of the U.S. blockade

Published on: May 30, 2022
11:41

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries Group (BioCubaFarma) is advancing today a strategy aimed at the production of 525 medicines in the midst of the limitations imposed by the U.S. economic blockade.

DPRK mobilizes medicines after increase in deaths from rare fever

Published on: May 16, 2022
07:54

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Pyongyang, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ordered the stable supply of medicines after 50 people died from a fever of unknown cause, which since April developed 1.2 million citizens, media reported.

US blockade against Cuba hinders medicine supplies

Published on: March 18, 2022
12:37

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba has prevented payment to providers and made it difficult to supply medicines to the national healthcare system in 2021, it was learned on Friday.

Brazilian region has medicine deficit to face Covid-19

Published on: February 8, 2022
10:56

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Brasilia, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Federal District is facing a deficit of medicines to fight Covid-19 due to an increase in demand and shortage of supplies in the industry, a local newspaper published on Tuesday.

Ecuadorian legislators review medicine supply situation

Published on: February 7, 2022
11:36

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Quito, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian legislators are verifying as of this Monday the state of medicines supply in hospitals of the Ministry of Public Health and the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security.

Lebanese government removes drug subsidies

Published on: November 17, 2021
08:56

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Beirut, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The beginning of a gradual elimination of drug subsidies announced by the Minister of Health of Lebanon, Firass Abiad, has prompted a wave of anger and despair began to be present in Lebanon.

US blockade prevents Cuba from purchasing medicines despite Covid-19

Published on: October 22, 2021
10:44

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The US blockade prevents Cuba from purchasing medicines amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced on Friday.

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