STIs are much more than a health problem but also qualify as a social and economic problem.

The blue skirt of her school uniform clung tighter to her body when she was told the news. She didn't understand the doctor's terms, but as soon as she read the desperation on her sister's face, she knew she was in trouble, the kind of trouble she wouldn't get out of without the family meeting being alerted.

José Mariano Vidal Alcina, secretary-general of the Trade Union Bureau at the "Guevara Hospital."

The workers of the General Teaching Hospital Doctor Ernesto Guevara, the largest health facility in Las Tunas, had their voice in the second National Conference of the Health Union, which finished sessions this February 2 in Havana.

The "Guevara" recognizes the value of its working group, and is committed to increasing the scientific level of its professionals

The year 2023 was marked by the scarcity of resources and medical supplies, the fluctuation of staff, and other obstacles in the objective and subjective order that complicated the daily life in the largest hospital institution in Las Tunas; even so, the "Guevara" closes the period with significant indexes that guarantee the good performance of vital services for the population.

Portal Miranda called for better adjustment of protocols to achieve effective hospital management

The Minister of Public Health of Cuba, José Ángel Portal Miranda, called to take advantage of the potential of teamwork as a guarantee for better services that impact the health of the people of Las Tunas, during the annual balance of the sector corresponding to 2023.

Face-to-Face Counselling, at the Gustavo Aldereguía polyclinic.
Face-to-Face Counselling, at the Gustavo Aldereguía polyclinic.

To act swiftly in the face of the incidence of sexually transmitted infections, especially the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the Differentiated Attention Service was created in Las Tunas, which for a little over a month has been providing advice and guidance on the rapid self-examination test to determine serological status.