Havana, Cuba, July 23, 2013 – Thunderous applause from newly graduated Cuban and foreign doctors greeted congratulatory remarks from Dr Jorge González, Rector of the Medical University of Havana, at commencement ceremonies in Cuba’s capital. The Lázaro Peña Theater was … Continue reading
Havana, July 23, 2014 —Diplomas went to 1,382 new MDs here today at the Medical University of Havana’s graduation ceremonies that also included graduates of the Latin American Medical School (ELAM). Of the 879 international graduates from 28 countries, 20 were … Continue reading
WHO Director Margaret Chan and PAHO Director Carissa Etienne are wrapping up their visit to Cuba, where Dr. Chan officially inaugurated the new facilities housing Cuba’s national regulatory agency for medical products and its national clinical trials coordinating center. Dr. … Continue reading
June 17, 2014 Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is organizing a five-day People-to-People educational exchange to Havana, Cuba in September, under license CT-2012-299159-1 granted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Treasury Department. The exchange, leaving the … Continue reading
San Salvador, El Salvador May 30, 2014—Over 100 health professionals, government authorities and representatives of international agencies gathered today at the Hilton Princess Hotel to celebrate the release of MEDICC Review’s print edition dedicated to the chronic kidney disease of … Continue reading
Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Causes Hits Agricultural Communities around the World Oakland, CA May 27, 2014 — MEDICC Review’s landmark print edition of Chronic Kidney Disease Hits Agricultural Communities will be launched in the Salvadoran capital May 30th … Continue reading
Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Causes Hits Agricultural Communities around the World Oakland, CA May 2, 2014 — With a special issue—Chronic Kidney Disease Hits Agricultural Communities—MEDICC Review becomes the first peer-reviewed journal to devote an entire issue to this … Continue reading
MEDICC Supports US students attending Havana’s Latin American Medical School Oakland, Calif. February 7, 2014 — On his recent visit to Cuba’s Latin American Medical School (Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina or ELAM), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the students … Continue reading
February 5, 2014—Dr Miguel Márquez, one of this hemisphere’s public health luminaries and a member of MEDICC Review’s Editorial Board, passed away on February 3. Born in Ecuador in 1934, he studied medicine at the University of Cuenca, went on … Continue reading
Oakland, CA January 31, 2014 – The new issue of MEDICC Review on Health over the Life Span, takes a look at health issues, interventions, and the supporting health care and social structures necessary for wellbeing across a lifetime. Freely available online, … Continue reading