Cuba celebrates today the International Day of Rural Women with sustained progress in the implementation of state policies that defend gender equality and empowerment of women.

In the new facilities of the new Nephrology Service at the Lucía Íñiguez hospital of Holguín, specialists began to install catheters for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis base on the conditions of the premise, which improves the quality of invasive procedures in patients with advanced kidney disease.
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With the premise that rural women are the heart of agriculture, the driving force of traditions, and the pillar of families, Holguín held the provincial event for World Rural Women's and Food´s Day.
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) of Cuba, is contributing to the strengthening of food production in the western part of the island, according to an official statement released on Thursday.
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