Cuba advances in Alzheimer's treatment research
Havana, 7 July 2022. At the Hermanos Ameijeiras Surgical Clinical Hospital in Havana, consultations began this Wednesday to classify patients with Alzheimer's disease for their subsequent inclusion in the Phase III clinical trial with the neuroprotective drug NeuralCIM (NeuroEPO).
Cuba remembers Raul Roa, the “Foreign Minister of Dignity”
Havana, 6 July 2022. Cuba remembers the work and thought of Raul Roa, the "Foreign Minister of Dignity", 40 years after his physical disappearance.
“The merit is not mine, it belongs to the Cuban Revolution that I represent,” he would always affirm whenever he was congratulated for successes in international spaces where he proudly led the example of his country.
UNDP senior official carries out broad working agenda in Cuba
Havana, 6 July 2022. The undersecretary-general and regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Luis Felipe López-Calva, was received by Alejandro Gil Fernández, deputy prime minister and head of Economy and Planning,
Both were accompanied by officials from these institutions and also from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX), according to the Ministry's web page.
Cuba with first place in Covid-19 booster doses in the world
Havana, 5 July 2022. Cuba is the nation with the highest number of Covid-19 booster doses administered to its population worldwide, thanks to a staggered vaccination campaign with nationally produced immunogens.
China, Italy, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Brazil, the United States, India, Russia and South Africa, among others, follow Cuba, according to the Finlay Vaccine Institute on its Twitter account.
UNDP Director highlights cooperation with Cuba
Havana, 5 July 2022. After a meeting with representatives of the Cuban One-Stop Shop for Foreign Investment (VUINEX) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade (MINCEX) to discuss joint actions to promote investment through digital platforms, Luis Felipe López-Calva, UN assistant secretary-general and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighted on Twitter that Cuba boasts an environment that facilitates foreign investment, an example of cooperation between that international organization and MINCEX that he considers beneficial to the co