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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo / Photos: Reynaldo López

Published: 08 September 2025

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• exclusive breastfeeding

When the mother of a 16-day-old baby walked through the doors of the Guard Corps at the Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital, the sound coming from under the sheets mobilized the medical team. She said that her little one had been vomiting for three days, but that morning, he had started crying strangely. And indeed, he was.

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Written by Bárbara Sánchez Ramírez / Photo: By the author

Published: 03 September 2025

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• Jobabo's operating room repair

With the goals of increasing the number of surgeries and improving its infrastructure, the operating room at the 14 de Junio Polyclinic with Inpatient Services in Jobabo is currently undergoing major renovation.

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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photo: Reynaldo López

Published: 01 September 2025

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• respectful maternal and neonatal care

For over a year, the Provincial Nursing Department of the Provincial Health Directorate has been leading the implementation of respectful maternal and neonatal care by those responsible for preparing pregnant women to arrive in optimal conditions at the time of delivery.

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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo / Photo: Reynaldo López

Published: 31 August 2025

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• dengue fever
• vector control

Dr. Aldo Cortés, deputy director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Microbiology.

After a long period without achieving eradication of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, transmission continues in the municipality of Puerto Padre. Despite the efforts of health authorities, a timely offensive against the vector has not materialized. At the same time, dengue outbreaks continue to add patients to intensive care units with serious, life-threatening complications.