The Oncohematology Service in Las Tunas reflects the reality of public health in Cuba.

In the Oncohematology Service of the Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital, every drop of medicine that enters a patient's bloodstream is a small victory against a relentless disease and against an even more persistent external obstacle: the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government against Cuba.

Institutions in Las Tunas unite to combat the scourge of drugs.

The Doctor Ernesto Guevara de la Serna General Teaching Hospital is the headquarters of an “Intervention Strategy for Combating and Controlling Drug Abuse in Las Tunas,” a pioneering initiative that brings together five entities, with the Provincial Psychiatric Hospital, the University of Medical Sciences, the Gustavo Alderaguía Polyclinic (as a pilot in primary care), provincial media, and the tourism sector, with the aim not only of curing but also of preventing through science and community involvement.

Complex neurological surgery.

He could see better. That was one of the first certainties confirmed by the medical staff after completing a skull base surgery, which kept an 11-year-old boy from Las Tunas in the operating room of the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN) in Havana for six hours.

Dr. Loisi Rojas Báez

It was the 1990s, and in Fleitas, Manatí, a little boy harbored a dream that years later would become a reality. As he chased animals and enjoyed the countryside, he knew that one day he would proudly wear a white coat and save lives. There are goals that are woven from childhood, that grow and drive us to fight until we achieve them. The key to success is not giving up. Loisi Rojas Báez understood this, and that's what he did…

Dr. Lilian María Aparicio Meneses, Master in Primary Health Care and President of the Family Medicine Chapter

The incidence of arboviruses, mainly chikungunya, and the health consequences for a considerable part of the population of Las Tunas, have prompted the Family Medicine Chapter in the province to contribute, through science and research, to improving the population's health and general well-being.