[NYTr] Impact of Biotechnology on Cuban Healthcare to Be Analyzed

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Impact of Biotechnology on Cuban Healthcare to Be Analyzed

Havana, Nov 9 (acn) The impact of biotechnology on the Cuban healthcare 
programs will be one of the main topics for debate on Friday at the 6th 
Congress on Healthcare and Epidemiology underway in this capital since 
Monday, with the participation of over 600 experts in the field.

Cuba's National Immunization Program protects the island's population 
from 13 diseases and has eradicated ailments such as poliomyelitis, 
tetanus, diphtheria, measles, and congenital rubella syndrome.

Four diseases are currently under control thanks to Cuban vaccines, 
while a new recombinant vaccine is been developed by the island's 
scientists to fight Hepatitis B.

Since 1992, Cuba has carried out periodical vaccination campaigns that 
have contributed remarkably to reducing the infant mortality rate and 
in raising life expectancy up to 78 years.

Other topics of debate at the event will include the Cuban healthcare 
system's strategies, the success of the Barrio Adentro medical project 
in Venezuela, and the current situation of sexually transmitted 
diseases and HIV/AIDS.