Neonatology  must focus on increasing survival rates in infants weighing less than 1,500 grams

In adverse circumstances, marked by the incidence of arboviruses, especially chikungunya, Las Tunas closes the year with an infant mortality rate of 8.7 per thousand live births, which, although below the national average, is far from the goal of a sector that continues to defend the improved functioning of the Maternal and Child Care Program (PAMI in Spanish) as one of its crown jewels.

"Follow at Your Own Pace" campaign, a preventive strategy against HIV.

The "Follow at Your Own Pace" campaign was launched at the Vicente García Memorial. This national initiative aims to strengthen access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a preventive strategy against HIV.

Ariel Guevara Bringa, Health director general in Las Tunas.

Several health sector projects will be inaugurated in the province's eight municipalities by December 29, as part of the celebrations for the Triumph of the Revolution and Health Workers' Day, which, as is tradition, will extend until January 15, 2026.

Aldo Cortez González, deputy director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Microbiology.

Intensive control measures and community participation characterize Las Tunas' response to the progressive increase in arbovirus transmission. Health and government authorities have implemented a reinforced plan to combat mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya.

More than 100 residents have been added to the "Guevara" staff.

In the context of high hospital occupancy, driven mainly by the Maternal and Child Program (PAMI in Spanish), the authorities of the Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital detailed the institution's situation, its resources, and the immediate challenges it faces.