To increase minimally invasive surgery is a strategy to optimize scarce resources

Even amid a complex economic context, in 2025 the province of Las Tunas performed 26,304 surgeries out of a planned total of approximately 33,000. The figures speak not only of patients who continue to wait for solutions to specific health problems, but also of the intention to save human lives at any cost.

 

Areas of entomological and epidemiological risk have been identified in Las Tunas.Public Health authorities reported a decrease in febrile cases and mosquito foci in the province. Although the risk of dengue transmission still exists, epidemiological stability has been achieved, and the municipality of Puerto Padre has been declared free of transmission.

Pregnancy and drug use.

In a few weeks, the first baby of a drug-using mother will be born in Las Tunas. The trend, however, suggests that it won't be the only one.

Today is a great challenge to provide services at the Nephrology Department of the Dr. Ernesto Guevara Hospital.

• In honor of World Kidney Day, 26 shares the daily routines in the Nephrology Department of the Dr. Ernesto Guevara General Teaching Hospital, a place where demands intertwine with the commitment of healthcare professionals.