Care to children with low birthweight in San Antonio de los Baños
Today low birthweight is considered one of the most important causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality, and is one of the most useful indicators for evaluating the results of prenatal care, the prospects for child survival and health during the first year. On the theme chatted with Mariela Polo, pediatrician at Ivan Portuondo teaching Hospital.
The great economist is a social development protector
Terms like developing and distributing, disaggregate, monitor the status of bank accounts and efficient use of financial resources, control of expenses among others are part of the tasks, these people often anonymous, marking the development of an industry, a workshop, a factory or any entity in the country.
Yes, no doubt, we are talking about economists. They warn us beyond today, do not neglect the indirect and remote consequences of the behavior of the plan and its indicators, always with farsighted vision.
Cuban Economy Keeps Improving Despite US Blockade
Havana, Cuba - Cuban economy will continue to improve despite the US blockade, external financial restrictions and the international situation, said Economy minister Marino Murillo as he submitted on Friday the 2015 Economic Plan at a meeting of the Council of Ministers presided over by President Raul Castro.
A report on Granma newspaper explains that the plan aims at boosting efficiency, encourage the performance of key economic sectors, the growth of investment in production and infrastructure in particular and to maintain basic social services.
Initiated campaign of vaccination against influenza
Artemisa, Cuba -The beginning of the campaign of vaccination against flu is one of the actions developing by professionals from the Ministry of Public Health in our country to reduce acute respiratory infections and the province of Artemisa is inserted this task that began this Tuesday, November 25, throughout the national territory.
The persons with more than 85 years of age, who are institutionalized in nursing homes for old people and grandparents homes and cases with cerebral palsy, are some of the ones that made up this group of risk which is going to receive the vaccination.
Cuban Doctor under Ebola Treatment Keeps Making Progress

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 29 (acn) Cuban doctor Felix Baez, who got infected with the Ebola virus, continues to make progress each day as revealed in latest medical tests.
A communiqué issued by the Geneva-based Univeristy Hospital where the doctor is being treated says that Baez is still weak, but he is making progress and taking his food normally. This favorable process must be ratified with further exams, the report explains.
Began pre-day on adolescence, sexuality and mental health in Artemisa
Artemisa, Cuba -The sexuality at different stages of life, phases, characteristics, main problems and their counteract, were subjects of the first conference for the scientific program of the course on adolescence, sexuality and mental health of the Faculty of Medical Science that was held in the Mausoleum to the Martyrs of Artemis, last Monday.
The meeting included four exhibitions, related to the mentioned topics and each of them particularized aspects of the prenatal process, infancy, preschool stage, school stage, early, middle and late adolescence, youth, young adult, middle-aged and old age.
Culture
Havana - The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.
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The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
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Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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