News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Topics related to health care in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province and Cuba.
The Cuban National Health System will begin using the Pneumosil 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine for all infants born this year, starting September 9, announced Lena López Ambrón, director of the National …
Cuba includes pneumococcal vaccine in National Immunization Program Read More
Communication with adolescents on the subject of sexuality is recurrent, but there is no need to go over it again. Although it is true that it is necessary to talk …
When to talk to kids about sex? Read More
It was the first time that Yicel Martínez was on her way to the delivery room, a moment that came with some nervousness, accompanied by excitement, fear and joy. Without …
For a successful breastfeeding Read More
On December 7, 1987, the United Nations General Assembly decided to establish June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This decision was approved due to …
For a life without drugs Read More
The processes and routines followed to achieve adequate communal hygiene in Contramaestre now require a different kind of attention. This Santiago municipality enjoys a tradition of cleanliness and orderliness that …
Communal hygiene requires different attention in Contramaestre Read More
With 36 years of service to the population, to be celebrated this coming July 22, the Orlando Pantoja Tamayo General Teaching Hospital in the eastern municipality of Contramaestre needs to …
Contramaestre hospital under refurbishing Read More
For Enoilda Meléndez Segura, Master in Educational Sciences, working as a teacher since she was a teenager, was the path that traced her life until she chose Psychopedagogy to work …
Enoilda Meléndez chose Psychopedagogy Read More
Being close to the people is an unavoidable commitment for the Contramaestre Public Health sector, a maxim that will be present during these days in each institution of the three …
The Contramaestre public health is facing challenges in anticipation of July 26th Read More
Directors of the Unit of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Contramaestre and Public Health personnel, in visits to institutions of this sector and in an appearance before the local radio, emphasize …
Contramaestre reinforces preventive actions due to the appearance of non-specific febrile syndromes in Santiago de Cuba Read More
The World Organization of Family Doctors celebrates every May 19 the World Day of the Family Doctor to highlight the role and contribution of these professionals and primary care teams …
Family Physicians, the foundation of the Cuban health system Read More