Cuba Expanding Geriatric Services

Havana, May 24 (RHC) -- Cuba, the country with the largest elderly population in Latin America, is implementing various plans to create the conditions needed to achieve an active, productive and satisfying longevity, according to Miguel Valdés Mier, head of the National Group of Geriatrics and Gerontology.... More


St. Petersburg, May 24 (RHC) -- The governor of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, Gueorgui Poltavchenko, has stressed his interest in cooperation projects with Cuba in many spheres.... More


Havana, May 24 (RHC)-- The award “50 years producing for the people” was conferred this week to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro in recognition of his efforts to develop the poultry industry in Cuba. ... More


Santiago de Cuba, May 23 (RHC) -- On Friday, Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated two Cuban folk dance groups on the the 55th anniversary of their creation. In a latter, the statesman stressed the commitment of the Oriente Folk Ballet and the Cutumba Folk Ballet to the protection and preservation of Cuba's African roots and culture.... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC) -- A new event in Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban Five takes place tomorrow, Saturday, in Chicago, Illinois, in the framework of the Latin America Studies Association (LASA) annual Congress.... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC) –- Church leaders in the United States have called on the administration of President Barack Obama to open up a high-level dialogue with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries.... More


Havana, May 23 (RHC) -- The Seventh International Law and Justice Meeting has wrapped up in the Cuban capital Havana, after several days of dialog and master conferences starring jurists from nearly 20 countries.... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected an initiative that intended to authorize President Barack Obama to close the prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC) -- The gala “Me Dicen Cuba,” a tribute to the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters known as the Cuban Five, takes place tonight at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC) -– On Thursday, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) representative in Cuba, Jose Luis Di Fabio, stated that the health care model of the Caribbean island is a paradigm of success and social inclusion.... More


Windhoek, May 22 (RHC) –- Cuba on Wednesday vowed to continue to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation with the Namibian people and government.... More


Geneva, May 22 (RHC) –- Haitian Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume thanked Cuba on Wednesday for its medical cooperation with Haiti and the training program for medical students from that neighboring Caribbean nation.... More


La Paz, May 22 (RHC) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute named after Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti in the Chuquisaca department of Bolivia.... More


Luanda, May 22 (RHC) –- The Angolan Minister of the National Defense, João Lourenço, and Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas, analyzed on Wednesday in Luanda the existing cooperation relations between the two countries in the field of defense, advocating the need of its expansion.... More


Havana, May 22 (PL-RHC) -- The National Information Agency (AIN) celebrated its 40th anniversary on Wednesday with the commitment to continue reporting on Cuba objectively, systematically and transparently.... More


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