The Minister of Public Health of the Kingdom of Thailand, Clin. Prof. Emeritus Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, M.D. intervened in the III International Convention "Cuba-Health 2018", an event that between April 23 and 27 has the participation of more than 2,000 representatives of 80 countries, about 50 Ministers and the Directors General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The visit of the Minister and his large delegation to #Cuba takes place within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries, to be marked on 15/5/2018.
As part of the work program, the delegation of Thailand visits primary health care centers in #Cuba, biotechnological development institutions such as the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) and the Carlos J. Finlay Vaccines Institute. The delegation also held bilateral meetings with the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba.
On 6/10//2017 Thailand and Cuba established "Abinis" joint venture, between CIMAB, S.A. and Siam Bioscience Co., Ltd. in the field of biotechnological applications and medical-pharmaceutical production.
Mutual cooperation in this important scientific field between Thailand and #Cuba, an example of fruitful South-South cooperation, is aimed at developing, producing and commercializing high-quality effective biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases and diabetes. Its main purpose is to allow better medical care, with world-class products at affordable prices, helping to improve the quality of life in Southeast Asian countries.
#Cuba and Thailand were the first and second countries in the world, in 2015 and 2016 respectively, to be validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated the transmission of acquired immunodeficiency virus (HIV-AIDS) and syphilis from mother to child.
(Photos courtesy of the Thai Ministry of Public Health)
