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Covid-19 impacts mother and child mortality in Cuba

Published on: July 14, 2022
17:55

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 had a significant impact on mother and child mortality rate in Cuba, reporting figures in 2021 of 176.6 per 100,000 live births and 7.6 per 1,000, respectively, the Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said Thursday.

Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality

Published on: July 6, 2022
17:25

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Researchers forecast that, if no efforts are made to cut carbon emissions, heat-related child mortality could double by mid-century, reaching a staggering 38,000 deaths per year in 2049.

Long-term ozone exposure increases cardiovascular mortality – Study

Published on: June 21, 2022
15:46

By: Pavel López Lazo

Beijing, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) A nationwide research in China has found that long-term exposure to ozone gas is closely associated with increased cardiovascular mortality risks, local press reported on Tuesday.

Italy reports too many deaths due to Covid-19

Published on: March 3, 2022
03:00

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Rome, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Italy has reported an increase of 178,000 deaths between March 2020 and January 2022, compared to the average of the 2015-2019 period, according to data from official sources published here on Wednesday.

Cuba closes 2021 with infant mortality rate at 7.6%

Published on: January 3, 2022
11:34

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba registered 99,093 live births at the end of 2021, 5,945 less than the previous year, and an infant mortality rate of 7.6 per 1,000 births, it was announced today.

Covid-19 affects Cuba’s Mother-Child Program

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Published on: December 19, 2021
13:51

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 affected Cuba's key health plans such as the Mother-Child Program (PAMI), which presented statistics never recorded in the country, Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said on Sunday.

Infant mortality rate in Cuba marked by Covid-19

Published on: December 19, 2021
13:14

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's infant mortality rate in 2021 would be 7.5 deaths per every 1,000 live births, a statistic marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal informed on Sunday.

Russia Covid-19 numbers rising

Published on: October 21, 2021
08:42

By: Prensa Latina

Moscow, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Russia reported today 36,339 new cases of Covid-19, a new maximum since the beginning of the pandemic, a number that reaches eight million 131,164 positive.

Physical exercise helps stroke survivors reduce risk of death by 54%

Published on: August 20, 2021
07:36

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) People younger than 75 years of age, stroke survivors who engage in physical activity three to four hours per week, can lower their risk of death, according to new data published in Neurology magazine.

High figures of maternal mortality in Dominican Republic reported

Published on: July 4, 2021
09:45

By: Prensa Latina

Santo Domingo, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic reported high maternal mortality figures in 2021: only in the first quarter it had 48 percent more than in the same period of last year, the press reported.

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