International cooperation. Visit of the delegation of the Republic of Cuba to BelMAPE

On February 27, 2023, a delegation of the Republic of Cuba visited BelMAPE. The delegation was represented by the First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba Tania Margarita Cruz Hernández, Vice-President of "BioCubaFarma" Eulogio Pimentel Vázquez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Belarus Santiago Pérez Benítez and other members of the Cuban delegation.

The delegation was received by the First Vice Rector of BelMAPE Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Andrei Platonov. The meeting was also attended by Dean of the Faculty of Public Health and Healthcare, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Iryna Tsikhanenka, Dean of the Therapeutic Faculty of BelMAPE, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor  Alena Varabyeva, head of the International Relations Department of BelMAPE Sergey Kozachenko and also representatives of the Unitary Enterprise Center for Expertise and Testing in Healthcare.

The First Vice Rector of BelMAPE Andrei Platonov gave a presentation about the Academy and its activities in educational, scientific and medical areas.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of pharmaceutics, organization of mutual training of medical specialists at BelMAPE and the Republic of Cuba.

On February 28, 2023, specialists from the Republic of Cuba held an online training seminar "An integrated approach to the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers" for vascular surgeons. The seminar was held at BelMAPE and Vitebsk State Medical Institute.

The seminar was attended by representatives of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of the Republic of Cuba, Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba: doctor Arístides García Herrera, doctor Yanisbel Ortiz Peña, Amado León González. The seminar was attended by the academic staff of the Department of Endocrinology, students and clinical residents of the departments of therapeutic and surgical profiles of Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and the academic staff of specialized departments of the Vitebsk State Medical University.