The 62nd National Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign started simultaneously across Cuba and will be run until April to keep the country free of cases of this infectious-contagious disease.

Although the numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the province have palpably decreased in 2023, compared to the previous year, it does not mean that hygiene and prevention measures can be ignored, and even more so, border control and surveillance.

The University Of Medical Sciences of Holguín (UCMHo) hosts the International Course on Natural and Traditional Medicine, which takes place every year in February and August in health areas of primary and secondary care in this region of eastern Cuba.

Based on community intervention in vulnerable population settlements, the health system in the province of Holguín boosts prevention actions, as part of the improvement projects for family doctors and nurses.