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International Road Safety Expert Advises Cuban Authorities
International Road Safety Expert Advises Cuban Authorities / 14ymedio
Posted on July 16, 2015
14ymedio, 15 July 2015 — The president of the International Automobile
Federation (FIA), Jean Todt, met in Havana with Cuban authorities in
charge of transport to find ways to reduce accidents on the island’s
roads. Todt is in Cuba on Monday in his capacity as United… Continue reading
Everyone Bears Your Name, Fidel
Everyone Bears Your Name, Fidel / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
Posted on July 12, 2015
Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, 10 April 2015
We Cubans are going to miss Fidel a lot.
Fidel was a spontaneous, almost infantile, assassin with an irresistible
charisma that eroticized even his bodyguards. Meanwhile, he could kill
just out of a curiosity to see his victims’… Continue reading
The Truth About Cuba’s HIV ‘Breakthrough’
The Truth About Cuba’s HIV ‘Breakthrough’
Cuba’s ‘eradication’ of mother-to-infant HIV is hopeful but not
groundbreaking. The risk for infants there was extremely low—and now, at
2 percent, it’s not entirely gone.
The brand new Cuba-USA lovefest took another step forward this week with
the loud trumpeting of Cuba’s first-in-class achievement, “eradication”
of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
The… Continue reading
Cuba first among nations to end motherchild HIV, syphilis
Cuba first among nations to end mother-to-child HIV, syphilis
– Island nation helped by integrated, national health system
– WHO effort seeks to get rates so low they are no longer health problem
– Officials believe U.S. has met requirements as well
BY CHRIS ADAMS
WASHINGTON
World health officials say Cuba has become the first country in the
world… Continue reading
A Reality Check for Visiting Cuba – Not All Cigars and Classic Cars
A Reality Check for Visiting Cuba: Not All Cigars and Classic Cars
Associated Press
June 3, 2015
By Beth J. Harpaz
Travel experts and upscale magazines are urging travel to Cuba before it
changes. But visitors envisioning salsa in the streets and glamorous
vintage cars should also be prepared to manage without ATMs, credit
cards, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, seat belts, or… Continue reading
Irregularities in the Production of Medicines Affect Cancer Patients
Irregularities in the Production of Medicines Affect Cancer Patients /
14ymedio
Posted on June 2, 2015
14ymedio, Havana, 1 June 2015 — The Ministry of Public Health has
approved an urgent plan given the deficit in medications facing the
country, among which are included some for the treatment of cancer. The
details of the measures to implement the plan were… Continue reading
The Castros’ New Friend
The Castros’ New Friend
[14-05-2015 22:57:34]
James Kirchick
(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- Obama’s change of policy helps Cuba’s
oppressive regime, not its democratic dissidents
I’ve visited more than my fair share of dictatorships, but Cuba is the
only one where travelers at the airport must pass through a metal
detector uponentering, in addition to leaving, the country. Immediately
after clearing customs at José… Continue reading
Cuba – Where Bottle Caps Are Worth More Than a Medical Degree
Cuba: Where Bottle Caps Are Worth More Than a Medical Degree
April 17, 2015
Vicente Morin Aguado
HAVANA TIMES — “My son got his medical degree twenty years ago,” Rogelio
tells me. “Today, he earns 1,460 Cuban pesos a month (70 usd). Actually,
they deduct 5 % for health services and 63 pesos for the Chinese fridge
Fidel sold us… Continue reading
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Updated: 02/23/2015 11:59 am EST
Hartmut Ehrlich Chief Executive Officer, ABIVAX
Philippe Pouletty Founder and Chairman, Abivax
How we did business with the Castros and are developing new therapies
for Hepatitis, Dengue, HIV & Ebola
Paris, France — Breaking new ground is standard for scientists.
Breaking a five-decade U.S. embargo against Cuba is… Continue reading
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 8:30am
Tribune News Service
Fast-progressing HIV an ‘epidemic’ in Cuba, says Belgian study
A strain of HIV that progresses to full-blown Aids within three years if
left untreated has become “epidemic” among newly infected patients in
Cuba who reported having unprotected sex with multiple partners,… Continue reading
New HIV strain can become AIDS in three years, researchers warn
New HIV strain can become AIDS in three years, researchers warn
By Michelle Kapusta, 2/16/2015
A new and aggressive strain of HIV found in Cuba has troubled
scientists, who found it can become AIDS in as little as three years.
According to researchers at KU Leuven’s Laboratory for Clinical and
Epidemiological Virology and published in journal EBioMedicine, the
human immunodeficiency… Continue reading
Aggressive HIV strain identified in Cuba, research says
Aggressive HIV strain identified in Cuba, research says
BY DANIEL CHANG AND NORA GÁMEZ TORRES
02/13/2015 5:38 PM 02/13/2015 7:38 PM
A strain of HIV that progresses to full-blown AIDS within three years if
left untreated has become “epidemic” among newly-infected patients in
Cuba who reported having unprotected sex with multiple partners,
according to a study published this week… Continue reading
U.S.–Cuba Accord Should Be a Boon for Science
U.S.–Cuba Accord Should Be a Boon for Science
Cuba has world-class expertise in vaccines and environmental research to
share, scientists say after last month’s agreement to promote exchanges
January 12, 2015 |By Rebecca Trager and ChemistryWorld
The new year has brought a new era in US–Cuba relations that is ripe for
scientific cooperation between the two countries, after President
Obamaannounced… Continue reading
No winners in unwise change toward Cuba
Commentary: No winners in unwise change toward Cuba
Posted: Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:00 am
BY JAMES JAY CARAFANO/THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON—President Obama’s decision to make nice with Cuba’s
repressive, anti-American regime creates a great number of losers.
Topping the list, of course, are the people of Cuba. They are starting
from a bad place, lacking fundamental freedoms. And Mr.… Continue reading
How Obama’s Cuba Deal Hurts Cubans
How Obama’s Cuba Deal Hurts Cubans
James Carafano / @JJCarafano / January 04, 2015
James Jay Carafano, a leading expert in national security and foreign
policy challenges, is The Heritage Foundation’s Vice President, Foreign
and Defense Policy Studies, E. W. Richardson Fellow, and Director of the
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies.
Read his research.
President Obama’s… Continue reading
High in the Andes, a tenuous haven for Cubans
High in the Andes, a tenuous haven for Cubans
BY JIM WYSS
12/16/2014 5:30 PM 12/16/2014 9:16 PM
MIAMI HERALD
QUITO, ECUADOR
On “Calle Ocho” in the La Florida neighborhood, a few dozen Cubans mill around, downing tar-thick cortadito coffee and explaining to curious locals how to cook malanga.
But the snow-capped volcano peeking through the clouds dispels… Continue reading
Cuba sells medicines and health technology to more than 50 countries
Cuba sells medicines and health technology to more than 50 countries
Published November 25, 2014 EFE
Cuba sells medicines and health technologies to more than 50 countries,
including vaccines, generic medications, equipment and diagnostic
systems, the official daily Juventud Rebelde reported Tuesday.
“About 30 new products from Cuba and a group of generics are being
exported to Bolivarian Alliance for… Continue reading
Critics of Cuban government criticize bid to host LGBT conference
Critics of Cuban government criticize bid to host LGBT conference
MEXICO CITY — Critics of the Cuban government this week blasted efforts
to allow the Communist country to host the International Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association’s biennial global conference in
2016.
Cuban-born U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) on Friday described
any attempt to hold an LGBT rights conference… Continue reading
What Happens If Ebola Comes To Cuba?
What Happens If Ebola Comes To Cuba? / Jeovany Jimenez Vega
Posted on October 17, 2014
By Jeovany Jimenez Vega
The Ebola outbreak on the world epidemiological scene will obviously
involve a huge challenge for every country that is reached by the
current epidemic, already registered as the greatest in history and that
in recent days has reached about 9000… Continue reading
Angel Santiesteban’s New Dossier
Angel Santiesteban’s New Dossier
Posted on September 26, 2014
The mechanism of annulment is cleanly bureaucratic: You can’t hire an
attorney without having completed the dossier. The prosecution prepares
its case in the dungeons.
Lilianne Ruiz
Havana, Cuba. In the doorways of Avenue Acosta, in the neighborhood of
La Vibora, some faded beings sell aluminum scouring pads, Band-Aids and
little… Continue reading
Cuba Gets Tough With Tourists Bringing Goods To Island
Hey, You With The 25 Smartphones! Cuba Gets Tough With Tourists Bringing Goods To Island
Published September 01, 2014Fox News Latino
HAVANA (AP) — Lugging duffel bags crammed with soap, socks, toys and toiletries, travelers arriving in Cuba on Monday carried loads of hard-to-obtain consumer goods but complained that new government restrictions on their imports would leave their families wanting.… Continue reading
Cuba cracks down on goods in travelers’ luggage
Posted on Monday, 09.01.14
Cuba cracks down on goods in travelers’ luggage
BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA — Cubans braced Monday for a clampdown on the flow of car tires,
flat-screen televisions, blue jeans and shampoo in the bags of travelers
who haul eye-popping amounts of foreign-bought merchandise to an island
where consumer goods are frequently shoddy, scarce and… Continue reading
