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Crisis of medical supplies and medicines: known causes, new …

WebAnd time went by. The year 2021 marked the beginning of the most critical stage for Cuba in terms of scarcity of medical resources. In the Ministry of Public Health …

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Cuba updates protocols for detection and

WebThe Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) decided to update the protocols established for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as for the …

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Study: Cuba, ranked 30th among world’s healthiest countries

WebCuba ranks 30th among the healthiest countries in the world, according to an international study in which Spain ousted Italy from its leading position.. In the study, …

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New online form for travelers arriving in Cuba OnCubaNews English

WebSince the end of January, all travelers entering Cuba must complete an online form with personal and health data, as announced by the Ministries of …

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WHO supports Cuba’s struggle against the pandemic, says its …

WebThe director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tredros Adhanom, affirmed that his institution supports Cuba’s policies to face the coronavirus …

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Cuba, pandemic and aging: are we taking a peek at the future

WebAccording to data from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, during the first three weeks of August — the month with the highest fatality since the beginning of the …

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Medicine crisis in Cuba. Timelines and prospects

WebThe impact of this crisis on the life of the country has been enormous; especially because the Cuban population, markedly aging, requires increasing levels of …

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New Cuban medical brigade in Jamaica OnCubaNews English

WebA new Cuban medical brigade in Jamaica was officially received by authorities of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of that Caribbean nation, according to …

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Cuba has more than 100,000 active doctors, according to minister

WebCuba has more than 100,000 active doctors, the highest figure in history that offers a proportion of nine doctors per 1,000 inhabitants, according to Cuban Minister of …

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The labyrinth of aging in Cuba OnCubaNews English

WebIn Cuba, according to the 2017 National Population Aging Survey, concerning life as a couple, from 75 years of age, 43% of men have at least one …

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New Health Law approved in Cuba gives green light to euthanasia …

WebShielded abortion. During the parliamentary session, deputy Yamila González Ferrer, vice president of the National Union of Jurists of Cuba and one of the …

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Cuba returns to an infant mortality of the last century

WebIn 2021, Cuba registered an infant mortality rate of 7.6 per 1,000 live births. This rate reversed the results below 5 achieved by the country for more than a decade. It …

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Maternal mortality in Cuba, frozen in time OnCubaNews English

WebCuba closed 2021 with 175 maternal deaths, an unprecedented figure since the 1950s. In 1959 the overall maternal mortality rate was 137.8. The numbers for 2021 …

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Trans citizenship in Cuba: a reading of Resolution 126

WebThe interests of trans were to undergo surgery, to integrate into society as trans, to take hormones, to have access to public health as trans.”. In this context, …

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Cuba sends second medical brigade to Italy OnCubaNews English

WebThis is the twentieth brigade that Cuba sends abroad (a total of 1,197 doctors and nurses) to combat the coronavirus in 19 countries, including Togo, where a brigade …

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Cuba faces “tense situation” due to shortage of medicines

WebHelp us keep OnCuba alive here. Cuba is facing a “tense situation” due to the shortage of medicines in its network of pharmacies and healthcare centers, Cuban …

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Our fragments, talking about obstetric violence and respected

WebIn Cuba, a country with one of the lowest mortality rates in the region, where traditional midwifery is rare and childbirth is institutionalized, obstetric violence is not yet …

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Draft Public Health Law in Cuba includes recognition of euthanasia

WebThe draft of the Public Health Law was presented to the deputies of the Cuban Parliament during a joint session between the Health and Sports and …

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