1st National Student Scientific Event on Zoonotic Diseases, Zoontuna 2021

Some 500 students in the country have been accredited to participate in the first National Student Scientific Event on Zoonotic Diseases, Zoontuna, which meets online as an alternative to the complex epidemiological situation due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The interest of professionals in Clinical Genetics has increased

The training of specialists in Clinical Genetics - started for the first time in Las Tunas last year - constitutes an achievement of the Public Health System and Higher Medical Education, which is already confirmed by the academic progress of the eight residents of this branch.

Prevention actions for the World Day of Congenital Defects

The Genetics network in Las Tunas joins the prevention actions for the World Day of Congenital Defects; this time it is expanding its reach through digital platforms with important messages to raise awareness about this health problem.

New strategy in the production and commercialization processes of green medicine

The impulse of the Natural and Traditional Medicine Program (MNT, in Spanish) in the province of Las Tunas is based on a new strategy in the production and commercialization processes, and the trust in advanced agricultural producers.

World Cancer Day is celebrated on February 4th.

Until a similar date in 2020, in Las Tunas the first cause of death was still cancer. It has happened that way since 2009. Those most affected here are over 60 years of age and the tumors with the highest incidence are those of the cervix, breast and prostate.