health care

Draft of Cuba’s Public Health Law to be disclosed in 2023

Published on: December 12, 2022
11:40

Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The draft of Cuba's Public Health Law will be disclosed in 2023 and if approved by Parliament, it will replace Law 141 currently in force.

Convention on primary health care kicks off in Ethiopia

Published on: September 7, 2022
09:20

Addis Ababa, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) A convention organized by the Ministry of Health and the International Institute of Primary Care of Ethiopia began on Wednesday with the purpose of promoting innovative practices and ideas to improve essential medical assistance.

Government of Nicaragua promotes renovation of medical equipment

Published on: August 18, 2022
08:01

Managua, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Nicaraguan government is promoting a renovation of medical equipment in a number of hospitals in the country with the aim of guaranteeing the people's right to free health care.

Tents in front of French hospital due to high numbers of patients

Published on: February 7, 2022
10:06

Paris Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The French union Fuerza Obrera (FO) today began an indefinite strike at the Perpignan Hospital, in the south of this country, after the installation of three tents to attend to patients arriving at the emergency service.

Cuban government congratulates doctors on Latin American Medicine Day

Published on: December 3, 2021
09:25

Havana, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, congratulated the Cuban doctors on the Day of Latin American Medicine, a date instituted in honor of the birth of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay.

High figures of maternal mortality in Dominican Republic reported

Published on: July 4, 2021
09:45

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.

Cuba has trained health professionals from 147 countries

Published on: April 7, 2021
11:14

Havana, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez noted that Cuba has trained 37,267 health professionals from 147 countries since 1960.

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