Entries Published On August, 2020
New Cuban drug with “very encouraging” results against COVID-19
The Cuban drug known so far as CIGB-300 is showing “very encouraging” results against COVID-19 in its first phase of clinical evaluation, according to the official media. The antiviral-action drug was designed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) in Havana, and is being studied as part of the research being carried out …
Minister of Health: Kenya is working “hard” for the return of kidnapped Cuban doctors
Cuban Minister of Public Health Jose Angel Portal affirmed the Kenyan government is working “hard” to guarantee the “safe return” of two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped by suspected members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group more than a year ago. Portal had a telephone conversation with his Kenyan counterpart, Mutahi Kagwe, in which they discussed …