The Health Directorate in Holguín increases the production of Natural and Traditional Medicine, after the lack of industrial pharmaceuticals due to shortages of raw materials and packaging.
The health system in the province of Holguín extends studies on teenage pregnancy to rural and difficult-to-access localities where the highest rates of this indicator are concentrated in the territory.
With 38 years of work, the Villa El Quinqué Therapeutic Community is considered a paradigm in comprehensive care for drug dependence and one of the main centers of its type in Cuba, due to the particularities of the program implemented for the care of patients with some addiction.
In response to the demand of the National Health System to increase human resources in hospital institutions for the specialized care of seriously ill patients, the mid-level technician in anesthesia course will soon begin for the first time in Cuba, and the first steps are being taken in Holguín to guarantee the registration and training of these professionals.
After the passage of the meteorological phenomena Oscar, the correct food preparation and water purification are some of the hygienic-sanitary measures to be kept in mind by the population to avoid diseases.