The year 2025 was highly demanding for the province of Holguín, especially for its healthcare system, which faced very adverse conditions and a shortage of essential resources. Despite material, medicine, and equipment scarcities, the network of institutions worked from primary to tertiary care levels, with medical teams rising to meet the challenges.
Dr. Luis Enrique Almaguer Mederos, a researcher in the laboratories of the Center for Research and Rehabilitation of Hereditary Ataxias (CIRAH) in Holguín, is a tireless unraveler of mysteries.
The research seeks to evaluate the drug's effectiveness in reducing pain and persistent joint inflammation, which affects many patients months after they have overcome the acute phase of the infection.
Cuban Minister of Public Health José Ángel Portal Miranda met with staff at the Vladimir Ilich Lenin University Teaching Hospital in Holguin province. As part of the activities commemorating the hospital’s 60th anniversary.