Periodico 26

As a direct consequence of two of Cuba's priorities – ensuring comprehensive medical attention to the population of mountainous areas and especially children and mothers – the infant mortality rate in mountain communities, in this eastern province, remains at zero, thus far in 2019, along with those for pre-school and school age children, and mothers.

Las Tunas province registered an infant mortality rate of 3.2 per thousand live births, below the national average, and an index of zero maternal death, at the end of the first semester of 2019.

The Health System of the province of Las Tunas stands out as one of the best in Cuba since it records an infant mortality rate of 3.5 deaths per thousand live birth so far this year.

More than 2,680 births happened the province during the first semester of 2018, with an infant mortality rate of 2.6 per thousand live births, among the lowest in the country and much lower than the 4.8 registered in the same stage of the previous year.

Cuba reached the lowest infant mortality in its history in the first five months of this year, with a rate of 3.9 per thousand live births, official sources reported here.

Cuba is among the first 19 countries in the world with the lowest infant mortality rate with 4.0 for every one thousand live births in 2017.

An infant mortality rate of less than five deaths per 1,000 live births over a decade, as well as a decrease in low weight at birth, are among Cuba''s achievements in childcare in 2017.

Maintaining infant mortality rate below five per 1,000 live for the 10th consecutive year is reason enough for Cuba to celebrate.

Cuba´s health system reached favorable indicators in 2017, including an infant mortality rate of 4.1 per thousand live births, the lowest in the history of the country, said Roberto Morales, Minister of Public Health.