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Dr. Luis Velázquez has directed one of the most humane projects promoted by the Public Health system in recent years: advancing in the search for new therapeutic targets to treat Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 (SCA2), a hereditary and progressive disease of high prevalence in Cuba and mainly in the province of Holguín, whose prevalence and incidence rates have not been surpassed by any other country.

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In the panel held today highlighted the historic friendship between Cuba and Russia, reflected in the preservation of the Russian language, cuisine, and cultural traditions within the local Russian-speaking community in the province of Holguín.

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Thirty-nine medical teams of the Henry Reeve international contingent, sent by Cuba, are contributing to efforts of 26 countries to curbe the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more Cuban docs currently work in 26 countries against Covid-19
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The University of Holguin (UHo) has among its priorities the environmental protection, with the implementation of the Life Task plan of the Cuban State conceived to face the Climate Change in the island. Read more UHo Contributes to the Implementation of Life Task in Holguin

cuba usaCuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday praised Cambridge's admission in the list of US cities that demand an improvement in relations between those neighboring countries.

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