Cuba develops medicine to combat Alzheimers
Cuban health officials have announced that the medication will undergo human clinical trials for the first time
In its efforts to halt the advance of Alzheimers and improve the quality of life of people suffering from the disease, Cuba announced the launch of human clinical trials on the medication NeuroEpo.
Cuba to create 9 joint ventures to build over 4 thousand hotel rooms
Cubanacan group is currently in the process of establishing nine joint ventures with foreign chains, for the construction of four thousand rooms in Santa Maria del Mar and Santa Lucia, beaches located in Havana and Camagüey provinces, respectively.
According to Maria Isabel Gonzalez, Vice President of the company, the portfolio of opportunities includes 12 other projects that will involve the creation of new joint ventures for the development of hotels in Covarrubias (Las Tunas), Havana and Santa Lucia.
Russia will be in charge of the restoration of the dome of the Capitol of Havana
80% of the treatments for children with leukemia in Cuba are successful
80 percent of treatments for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia have been successful in Cuba, according to a report from the official Cubacoopera website.
Each year the country reports an average of 80 new cases and 75 percent are acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL).
Support expressed for Cuba’s demand to return territory occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Base
The demand that the U.S. return territory illegally occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Base was reiterated by 248 participants from 32 countries attending the Fifth International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
GUANTÁNAMO.— Support for the Cuban people in their demand that the United States government return territory illegally occupied by the Guantánamo Naval Basewas reiterated by María do Socorro Gomes, president of the World Peace Council.