Ludmila Ávila Caballero

When Ludmila Ávila Caballero talks about her profession, she is filled with a sense of pride that is almost palpable. It doesn’t matter that 24 years have passed since she began as a nursing assistant in Gynecology, or that she’s had to rise to the challenge in delivery rooms outside of Cuba... She’s still there, steadfast, convinced that nursing isn’t just a job, but a calling.

Confirmed cases are sent to the Pedro Kourí Institute (IPK) for quality control and virus typing.

Dengue type 4 is the serotype circulating in Las Tunas, a virus that, according to Dr. Yumara Acosta García, director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Microbiology, "is much more complex from a clinical standpoint."

Rain and high temperatures favor the transmission of arboviruses

The rainy season, coinciding with rising temperatures, has put Las Tunas health authorities on alert, as these conditions are conducive to the outbreak of diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Las Tunas’ health authorities are maintaining active epidemiological surveillance.

With an eye on September and October —the months with the highest incidence of diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito— the province’s health authorities are maintaining active epidemiological surveillance. Although the situation is stable, they are warning of environmental risks that could change that scenario.

Through participatory activities, the young people expressed their interests, priorities, and aspirations

With the priority of strengthening strategies for preventing adolescent pregnancy and projecting this multisectoral approach by coordinating the roles of each institution, the first exchanges of the project "Care and Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy and Fertility in Cuba 2026-2028" were held in Jobabo.