MEDICAL CHECKUPS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA When it comes to field of preventative medicine, the Republic of Cuba has a very clear vision. Disease prevention and early intervention are the fundamental factors in disease management and the success rate of each therapy. Global evidence-based medicine strongly promotes regular [...]
ELDERLY MEDICAL CHECKUP PROGRAMS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA Medical programs for the elderly population in Cuba are created by respecting the principles of inclusion and integration, which substantially affects the quality of life and dignity of the elderly population. A high quality of primary healthcare allows the elderly [...]
CUBAN BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE TREATMENT OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA Current Challenges in the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) represents a rare and severely debilitating group of disorders affecting vision that have a genetic background and are slowly progressive by nature (1). Despite the continuing efforts of the scientific [...]
CUBAN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM: ONE OF THE BEST CubaHeal Research Department Professor Ricardo A. Gonzales MD Ph.D. DSc founded back in 1976 the Cuban Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the Eduardo B. Ordaz Psychiatric Hospital in Havana. During his carrier of 40 years, he founded 17 similar facilities throughout [...]
LATEST NOVEL MEDICATIONS DEVELOPED IN CUBA Trivac HB Trivac HB is a polyvalent (combined) vaccine containing diphtheria anatoxin, tetanus anatoxin, B. pertussis whole cells and hepatitis B surface antigen. It provides protection against all the above-mentioned pathogens and represents the second ever produced tetravalent vaccine worldwide. Several years of [...]
HOW IS AUTISM SEEN IN CUBA? The Rain Men By: CubaHeal Research It has been estimated according to the data published by the World Health Organization that 1 in 160 children worldwide suffers from autism. The exact number is quite challenging to estimate for various reasons. It is presumed [...]
CUBAN APPROACH TO CANCER TREATMENT Cuban Approach to Cancer Treatment By: CubaHeal Research Life expectancy of Cuban population has increased significantly over the past decade. In 2014, an average life expectancy was shown to be 78.5 years (1). It is predicted that approximately a third of the entire population [...]
CANADIAN WOMAN’S SUCCESSFUL USE OF CUBAN VACCINE GIVES MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS HOPE A Cuban vaccine called CIMAvax EGF, which is currently undergoing U.S. testing for its effectiveness in treating mesothelioma and other cancers, has apparently saved the life of a Canadian woman diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer. Judy Bryden [...]
WOMAN IN REMISSION AFTER TREATMENT IN CUBA A Regina woman wants to spread the word about a vaccine she received in Cuba that she says has kept her alive. Judy Bryden was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016, after returning home from a trip with a cold. She underwent [...]
LESSONS TO THE WORLD FROM CUBA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CubaHeal Research Department Lessons to the world from Cuba’s Healthcare System: Back in 1978, a conference was held in Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), the city in Kazakhstan where the one of the most significant public health declarations emerged. One of the most [...]
