viernes, 16 de enero de 2009

Cuba’s Scientific Achievements Acknowledged on National Science Day

CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Jan 15 (acn) National Science Day was marked in Cuba today with a meeting to acknowledge the advancement made in the sector.

The national meeting to mark the date was held in this central province with the participation of Fernando Gonzalez Bermudez, acting minister of science, technology and environment (CITMA).

The minister highlighted the achievements made in 2008, in particular in the exports of the biotechnology and medical-pharmaceutical industries and also in the replacement of imports with local production.

Among the major results is the registration of the Interferon-Gamma recombinant vaccine for the treatment of the rheumatoid arthritis in young persons, resistant tuberculosis, atypical lung bacterium, among other conditions, said Gonzalez Bermudez.

Likewise, he mentioned the conclusion of the first stage of the clinical trials on a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of lesions leading to uterine cervix and prostate cancer. In both cases the results were very satisfactory, said the minister.

The Cuban scientific community has the great challenge of further contributing to the economic recovery of the country and to the sustainable development in food production, health, housing construction and other sectors, said CITMA’s acting minister.

More than 100 scientific and technological projects are being carried out in Ciego de Avila, most of them related to agriculture, the protection of natural resources and the use of renewable energy sources.

Reconocen quehacer de comunidad científica cubana Lubia Ulloa Trujillo

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