26 Nov MEDICC Remembers Fidel Castro as Leader of Health for All
Fidel Castro is gone, but his name still arouses passions over 60 years after his first appearance on the world political stage as a young rebel leader....
Cuba Health Tag
01 Nov US & Cuban Scientists Meet on Stem Cell Research
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In a historical first, scientists from the United States and Cuba met in Havana to discuss their latest findings in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. ...
23 Oct Whirlwind Week for Health in Havana
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Making news here last week: a hemispheric meeting to tackle Zika, a visit by US Secretary of Health & Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell, signing of a US-Cuba memorandum to promote joint cancer work, and...
12 Oct Cuban Disaster Docs Return to Haiti
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Havana, October 11, 2016 - The Henry Reeve Team of Medical Specialists in Disasters and Epidemics, a specially-trained, rapid response team of Cuban health professionals with experience in post-disaster situations in 27 countries, traveled to Haiti...
10 Oct Training Program for US Health Researchers in Cuba
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Havana, October 8, 2016 – The US National Institute for Health (NIH), together with its Cuban counterpart the National School of Public Health (ENSAP), make it possible for students from the United States to conduct...
26 Sep PAHO Award for Dr Pastor Castell-Florit Serrate Cuban Co-Chair of MEDICC’s Joint Academic Council
Washington, DC (September 26, 2016) — PAHO today presented its Award for Health Administration in the Americas to Dr Pastor Castell-Florit Serrate, in recognition of his life of service and excellence in the field. Dr. Castell-Florit,...
20 Apr CPHE National Network visits Cuba
MEDICC organized its first Community Partnerships for Health Equity (CPHE) Network trip to Cuba from April 3-10, 2016, including participants from four CPHE sites: Bronx, NY; Albuquerque, NM; South Los Angeles and Oakland, CA....
02 Jul Cuba’s Minister of Health on achieving zero mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission and the benefits of ending the embargo
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Cuba has among the lowest rates of HIV infection globally. Morales said the annual rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been at or below 2% during the last three years....
01 Oct Trading white coats for Ebola protection suits: Cuban volunteers gear up to fight Ebola
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Dr. Jorge Pérez, director of Havana’s Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute, provided an update to a MEDICC group in Havana on preparations for Cuban medical volunteers to leave for West Africa in the next few...