Las Tunas branch of the Wholesale Marketing and Distribution of Medicines (EMCOMED in Spanish) received the National Distinguished Condition

Recognition of the outstanding work of the Las Tunas branch of the Wholesale Marketing and Distribution of Medicines (EMCOMED in Spanish) with the National Distinguished Condition was the reason for the meeting of the highest authorities of the Cuban Communist Party and the Cuban Workers' Central Union (CTC by its acronym in Spanish) with the collective of this institution.

Teenage pregnancy is one of the main health problems in Las Tunas

Thirty more teenage pregnancies than in the previous period, reinforce the prominence of this as one of the main health problems facing Las Tunas, with 18 percent for every 100 pregnant women, and call the authorities of the Maternal and Child Care Program (PAMI by its acronym in Spanish) to immediate intervention strategies in communities with higher incidences.

Care for the pregnan women.

An infant mortality rate in children under one year of age of 5.4 per thousand live births was reported in the province of Las Tunas in the first six months of 2023, which, although below the national average, is not what is aspired to in such an important health indicator.

Biomedical engineer Analicia Filgueiras Hernández.

Among measurements, projections, and an immense capacity to dream, where many people's imagination is restricted, Analicia Filgueiras Hernández sprouts passions in a profession with no margin to everyday life.

Pregnancy in the adolescence means a social problem.

While Las Tunas exhibits an infant mortality rate below the national average, teenage pregnancy remains the main health problem affecting the Maternal and Infant Care Program (PAMI in Spanish) in this eastern province.