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Cuban President Raul Castro saw off an 83-member medical brigade that will fight Ebola in Africa, particularly in Liberia and Guinea Conakry -- two nations hard hit by poverty and the lack of resources to deal with this growing epidemic.
The number of supporters, without political distinction, of the resolutions adopted by the Russian State Duma to demand the lifting of the blockade of the United States against Cuba increase, the vice president of that body, Ivan Melnikov, said today.
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) has an action plan today to confront and prevent the Ebola epidemic, which will allow also to collaborate with affected African countries.
David Navarro, special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Ebola, described as “extraordinary” the contribution of Cuba to the fight against this epidemic affecting West Africa.
Heads of State and senior representatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) met today in Havana for a special summit to coordinate actions to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa and prevent its further spread.
The main areas of investigation and production of the new Cuban Neurosciences Center (CNEURO) headquarters will be inaugurated today, in a ceremony which will include the participation of renowned specialists from Holland, the United States, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, China and Turkey.
The 20th Fiesta de la Cubanía began yesterday in Bayamo, considered the cradle of the Cuban culture because the national anthem was sung here for the first time in history.
From the U.S. federal prison in Marianna, Georgia, Cuban anti-terrorist fighter Antonio Guerrero expressed his thanks for the solidarity and affection received on the occasion of the 22nd birthday of his son Gabriel, in a letter published today by the Granma newspaper.
Cuba is a "welcome" addition to the fight against Ebola, a senior US official has said.
The economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, in force for more than 50 years, includes sanctions against entities direct or indirectly linked to the Caribbean island.
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