Havana, October 22 (RHC)-- The 7th International Congress GastroCuba 2019 began sessions in Havana Tuesday, October 22nd with the participation of specialists from a dozen nations.

With the slogan 'United for better digestive health', the event serves as a space for Cuban and foreign experts to debate new techniques and trends for the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases.

Dr. Mirtha Infante, president of the organizing committee, told ACN that issues for discussion deal with the treatment of liver ailments and inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal disorders in pediatric age, technological advances and teaching of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy as well as Gastroenterology Emergencies, among others.

Infante, President of the Cuban Society of Gastroenterology highlighted the significance for Cuban professionals of this event, which will also expose the new surgical procedures used in the world.

Gastroenterologists from Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, United States and Cuba, among other countries are attending the event, which focuses scientific debates on the early diagnosis of digestive cancer -- the fourth cause of death from tumors in the Americas.