Bamboo bicycles through the streets of Havana
Vélo Cuba undertook this ecological project in 2022. Specialists from the Cienfuegos Botanical Garden told them what type of bamboo...
Cuba among ten countries with highest coverage with COVID-19 vaccines
To date, 10,732,002 persons had received at least one dose of the Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala COVID-19 vaccines.
Preclinical trials begin in Cuba with dengue vaccine candidate
The study is carried out with two formulations to determine which variant would be taken to clinical trials.
Why do so many elite athletes get heart disease?
Even though sports is so beneficial for health, why isn’t it rare for its practitioners to have cardiovascular diseases?
MINSAP suggests a third COVID-19 booster dose
The process will take place gradually and includes the population between the ages of 19 and 69.
Safety of technological platform of Cuban dengue vaccine candidate validated
The developers of the drug assure that the objective is to decrease the viral load of the dengue virus so...
Healthcare infections in Cuba: what can go wrong
It is one of the main causes of hospital mortality in the world. Cuba is facing them in a vulnerable...
Why has infant mortality increased in Cuba?
Reaching the levels we had five years ago took decades, reversing the current ones will not be a matter of...
New Regulation for assisted reproduction in Cuba: paternity and maternity available to more people
Assisted reproduction, in addition to an earned right and a scientific marvel, is also a valuable opportunity to deal with...
Belarus approves use of Cuban Soberana Plus vaccine
It is the first nation in Europe to give the green light to the use of the drug designed and...
Cuba: results of new Alzheimer’s drug revealed
The drug is the result of studies carried out by the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) in collaboration with other...
Cuba denounces that U.S. embargo hinders its climate policy
In her intervention before the plenary session of the COP26 climate summit, the Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and Environment...
Cuba inaugurates modern biotechnological industrial complex in Mariel
The drugs that the industrial institution will develop and produce will be for the treatment of diseases such as cancer,...
Cuba to sell 5 million doses of Abdala vaccine to Vietnam
In addition, authorities from the two countries signed this Monday agreements “to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as tourism...
Cuba presents results of its COVID-19 vaccines to WHO experts
During the meeting, the first to be held with representatives of the WHO and PAHO to address the approval of...
Number of kidney patients in Cuba increases due to the pandemic
The head of the National Nephrology Group and leader of the research, Dr. Raúl Herrera, stated that the usual prevalence...
Cuba: phase II of Abdala vaccine clinical trials in minors approved
According to a statement from the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), it is a study without placebo, which...
Cuban Abdala vaccine shows 100% efficacy against death from COVID-19, according to experts
Of the 48,000 volunteers involved in the phase III clinical trial, only 153 were infected with the virus and among...
First batch of Cuba’s own antigen test, UMELISA SARS-CoV-2, ready
The deputy director of the Development and Production of Diagnostic Kits area, Irina Valdivia, stated that the test, registered by...
Cuba approves a second pediatric clinical trial, now with the Abdala vaccine candidate
The trial — called “Ismaelillo” — will include 592 volunteer children and teenagers aged between 3 and 18 years living...
Coronavirus: efficacy of Cuban formulas opens hope for first Latin American vaccine
The preliminary results of the third and final stage of testing of the Soberana 02 and Abdala vaccine candidates were...
Abdala vaccine candidate: 92.28% efficacy in its three doses
The news was announced this Monday in Havana by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).
Cuban Soberana 02 vaccine candidate shows 62% efficacy in clinical trials
The director of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, Vicente Vérez, specified on state television that the percentage has been obtained from...
Cuba develops device for visual and auditory screening of newborns
Telecommunications Engineer Ernesto Velarde, one of the project leaders, pointed out that hearing tests are carried out in the island’s...
How are Cuban COVID-19 vaccine candidates doing?
Although the data on the efficacy of the most advanced candidates are not yet known, Cuban scientists assure that the...
