We all
have the right to live, says Cuban scientist
Havana, Aug 19 (AIN) Although the current situation is complicated
by environmental degradation and the possibilities of a nuclear war,
Cuban environmental advocates reaffirmed their conviction that there
are alternatives for the preservation of the human species and Earth
natural resources.
New
Populations of Birds Found in Cuban Wetland
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba,
Aug 12 (acn) New populations of blue-headed Quail-Dove and Antillean
palm swift were found in areas of the Great Wetland of northern
Ciego de Avila, one of the major bird shelters in Cuba.
Cuban Companies and Institutions
Abandon Use of Ozone Depleting Substances
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 5 (acn) The national Ozone Technical Office has
granted awards to more than 30 Cuban companies and institutions that
have ceased to use ozone depleting substances.
Cuba Implements System to
Protect Sea Turtles in Spawning Season
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul
20 (acn) Cuban scientists announced a strengthening of measures to
protect sea turtles during the spawning season in the Guanahacabibes
peninsula in the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio.
Cuba
Reduces Five-in-0ne Vaccine’s Dose to a Single Vial
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 19 (acn)
Cuban scientists incorporated into a single dose the five-in-one
vaccine used to immunized children against diphtheria, tetanus,
whooping cough, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B,
according to several media outlets.
WHO and
PAHO Declare Cuban Health Center Reference for the Americas
HAVANA, Cuba, July 10 (acn)
The Center for State Control of the Quality of Medicines (CECMED),
an institution of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, was granted
the status of reference authority for the Americas region.
Pan
American Conference on Child-Youth Psychiatry Begins in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (acn)
Experts from several countries meet in the Cuban capital on
Wednesday for the Fourth Pan American Conference on Child-Youth
Mental Health that begins today at Havana’s Convention Center.
Cuba’s LABIOFAM Prepares Int’l
Conference on Natural Medicine
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 7 (acn) Cuba’s Pharmaceutical and Biological Laboratories
business group (LABIOFAM) will hold in September its first
international conference and a symposium on natural products used in
the therapeutical treatment of cancer.
Villa
Clara to Host Int’l Congress on Orthopedics
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jul 3
(acn) The city of Santa Clara in central Villa Clara province will
host the 21st International Congress on Orthopedics and Traumatology
from September 20 to the 25.
Havana to Host Int’l Conference on Soils
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 2 (acn)
An International Conference on Soils will take place in Havana from
July 7 to 9 with the participation of nearly 300 representatives
from ten nations.
International Scientific Congress Winds up in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, July l (acn)
Ozone treatments, biomaterials and nanostructures, were some of the
main themes tackled by participants in the nine symposiums held
during the 15th International Scientific Congress CNIC 2010, which
closed its doors on Thursday at Havana’s Convention Center.
Cuba-Brazil Working Group in Session in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 23 (acn) Cuban and Brazilian scientists assess on
Wednesday the prospects of increasing bilateral cooperation during a
meeting of the Cuba-Brazil Working Group for Science, Technology and
Innovation Cooperation in Havana.
Over One Million Cubans Immunized against the
A H1N1
HAVANA, Cuba, June
5 (acn) The final calculations of the people immunized in Cuba
during the
Vaccination Campaign against the A H1N1 influenza virus show the
figure of one million 123,526
persons, selected for their greater vulnerability or risk for
complications to set in.
Cuba
Celebrates World Environment Day
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, June 5 (acn) With
the presence of Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia, the
national function to celebrate World Environment Day was held in
Ciego de Avila.
Havana Hosts
Iberian-American Congress of Natural Medicine
HAVANA, Cuba, May 26 (acn) The Seventh Continental Congress and
Fourth Iberian-American and Caribbean Congress of Natural Medicine
and Products began on Tuesday in Havana aiming at the promotion of
natural and traditional medicine.
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