Angiology and Vascular Surgery ward at the Guillermo Domínguez Hospital.

A love for medicine and a willingness to serve others prevail in doctors Delia Rosa Peña Guerrero and Onésimo Rodríguez Rojas, who, along with patients, are responsible for the opening of the Angiology and Vascular Surgery ward at the Guillermo Domínguez López General Teaching Hospital.

People must contribute destroy mosquito breeding sites.

The public health intervention strategy being implemented by the Public Health sector in Las Tunas combines various treatments and procedures within communities to reduce Aedes aegypti mosquito infection rates. The most intensive efforts are focused on areas with the most complex epidemiological situation.

Arboviruses

High fever, joint pain that hinders mobility, people of all ages suddenly experience swelling in their ankles, knees, or wrists, as well as an invasive rash that sometimes even affects the face. The reality in Las Tunas right now is marked by the confluence of several viruses, but chikungunya seems to spread throughout the territory, incapacitating a large percentage of the population.

The fumigation will reach all the Las Tunas municipalities.

Due to the complex epidemiological situation, adulticide treatment (fumigation) began this week in Las Tunas in areas with the highest incidence, as part of a health intervention strategy implemented throughout the territory aimed at curbing diseases caused by arboviruses.

The bivalent Cecolin immunogen protects against HPV serotypes 16 and 18.

More than 2,700 girls over the age of 9 are being immunized in Las Tunas against human papillomavirus (HPV) as part of the national vaccination program, which represents an important step forward in the long-term prevention of cervical cancer.