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Written by Danielle Laurencio Gómez / ACN Photo: Reynaldo López Peña / Archive

Published: 27 June 2023

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• Mother and Child Care Program
• teenage pregnancy

While Las Tunas exhibits an infant mortality rate below the national average, teenage pregnancy remains the main health problem affecting the Maternal and Infant Care Program (PAMI in Spanish) in this eastern province.

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Written by Gabriel Manuel Peña Ramírez

Published: 26 June 2023

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• Puerto Padre municipality
• zero infant mortality rate

When the calendar wears out the leaves of the sixth month, the Health System, with the guidance of the Maternal and Infant Care Program (PAMI), in Puerto Padre, maintains at zero the mortality rate of live births, after 268 deliveries.

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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo

Published: 23 June 2023

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• Provincial Directorate of Pharmacies and Opticians

The shortage of medicines in pharmacies is one of the major concerns faced by the population of Las Tunas. Because of the lack of raw materials for their production and the instability of the coverage of card-controlled drugs measures are being taken in the territory to contribute to the health conditions of the chronically ill.

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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo Photos: Reynaldo López Peña

Published: 22 June 2023

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• Las Tunas Health System
• Cuban Health Minister José Ángel Portal Miranda

José Ángel Portal Miranda, Cuban Minister of Public Health, urged to continue implementing specific strategies to achieve sustainability in the indicators that the province exhibits today, during a working visit that focused interest on the Maternal and Child Care Program (PAMI), the epidemiological situation, and the recovery of the territory after the heavy rains.