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The Medic's Guide Book

CUBA

Population: 11.1 million
Language: Spanish
Capital: Havana
Currency: Cuban peso
Int Code: +53

Useful Addresses:

Ministerio de Salud Pública, Calle 23 y N, Vedado, Habana

Cuban Medical Association – Doctors for free Cuba, Colegio Médico Cubano Libre, P.O. Box 141016, Coral Gables, FL 33114-1016 USA Tel: +1 305 446 9902 Fax: +1 305 445 9310Cuban Dental Association, 23YN Vedado, Habana Tel: +53 7 33 32 99

The Medical Schools and Hospitals:

An extremely useful web site is www.infomed.sld.cu. This site lists a number of specialist hospitals as well as general hospitals. 

There are 13 areas with medical schools, though each listing may have a number of medical institutions within it (for example there are 11 in Havana).

Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana, Calle 146 y Avenida 31, Playa, Habana 11600
Tel: +53 7 218 545, Fax: +53 7 336 257 www.sld.cu/instituciones/iscmh/index.htmThis is the oldest and largest Cuban medical school using many hospitals in the area.
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Ciego de Avila, Circunvalacion y Carretera de Moron, Ciego de Avila 65100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Cienfuegos, Calle 51 Entre 36 y 38, Cienfuegos 55100
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Granma "Celia Sanchez Mandulay", Avenida Camilo Cienfuegas, Esquina Carretera Campechuela, Manzanillo 87510 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Guantanamo, Calle 5 Oeste Entre 8 y 9 Norte, Guantanamo 95100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Holguin, Avenida Lenin No. 4 Esquina A Aguilera, Holguin 80100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Las Tunas, Avenida de La Juventud s/n, Las Tunas 75100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Matanzas, Carretera de Quintanilla Km 101, Matanzas 40100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Pinar Del Rio, Carretera Central Km. 89, Pinar Del Rio 20100 
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Sancti Spiritus, Carretera Circunvalacion Norte, Banda, Sancti Spiritus 60100 
Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas "Carlos J. Finlay", Carretera Central Oeste y Madame Curie, Camaguey 70100 Tel: +53 7 989 10, Fax: +53 7 615 87 
Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de Santiago de Cuba, Avenida de Las Americas y Calle E, Santiago de Cuba 90100 
Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas de Villa Clara, Carretera de Acueducto y Circunvalacion, Santa Clara 50200

A selection of Hospitals and Primary Cre units:

Hospital Nacional Ameijeirasm Havana, Cuba.
Hospital Clinico Quirlurgico, ‘Dr Gustavo Aldereguia Lima’,  Ave 5 de Septiembre y Calle 51 A, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Civa Garcia International Clinic, Havana Tel: +53 7 332 605 Fax: 7 331 633
Hospital Fajardo, Zapata Y D, Vedado, Havana CR: 10400, Cuba.
Polyclinico Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba.

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