Hurricane Melissa in eastern Cuba left a desolate landscape in its wake. Demanding an immediate and…
Category: Health
Current news reports on health issues that cover the province of Holguín, Cuba and the rest of the world.
Chikungunya: Individual Fumigation or Collective Responsibility?
While several provinces across the country are waging an epidemiological battle against Chikungunya. A parallel phenomenon…
Hurricane of Health and Humanity Arrives in Cacocum
Cacocum was one of the municipalities in Holguin province most affected by Hurricane Melissa. Therefore, a…
Machado Ventura Commemorates the Founding of Lenin Hospital
Commander José Ramón Machado Ventura, along with directors and staff of the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University…
Lenin Hospital Remains as Vital 60 Years After Its Founding
Sixty years after its founding by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, the…
Cuba Continues Fight Against Arboviruses
Cuba continues its fight against arboviruses (diseases transmitted by arthropods). The current fundamental health problem in…
Hemodialysis Treatment Resumes at Lenin Hospital
After resolving operational issues with the water treatment plant of the Vladimir Ilich Lenin General University…
Holguin Children’s Hospital Adopts Measures
During the cyclone alert phase, the Octavio de la Concepción de la Pedraja Children’s Hospital in…
HPV vaccination begins for nine-year-old girls
More than 68,000 Cuban girls will receive an intramuscular dose of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine…
Holguin to Host Traveling Surgery Congress
Holguin will host the Traveling General Surgery Congress on October 27th and 28th. Held at the…