With improvements in the performance of the protocols established for the treatment and care of pregnant women, Guantanamo professionals achieve a child mortality rate of 5 per 1000 live births so far this year, reported Dr. Humberto Velázquez Romero, in charge of Mother and Child Program (PAMI) in the province.
With laudable results in the attention every year to hundreds of patients from various nations, the Guantanamo Medical Services branch celebrates this August 1st its third anniversary.
With the aim of modifying behavirs, promoting knowledge and interest in breastfeeding children from birth to two years of age, this Friday began the International Breastfeeding Week in Guantanamo.
Cuba has more than 100,000 medical doctors in active practice, the highest figure in its history. With a ratio of 9 doctors per one thousand inhabitants, the island ranks with the countries in the world with the best indicators in this field.
This Saturday more than seven hundred young people graduated as new health professionals from the University of Medical Sciences of Guantanamo (UCM), a center that celebrates a decade of its foundation with achievements in teaching and scientific and investigative work.
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