Cuba to build more molecular biology laboratories

Holguin, Cuba, Aug 22.- The Cuban Ministry of Public Health is currently expanding the molecular biology laboratory network with the construction of facilities in Matanzas, Ciego de Avila and Holguin provinces, and Isla de la Juventud special municipality.

 

Dr. Katia Ochoa, health director in Holguin, told Prensa Latina that the province will have independence in performing PCR tests in real-time to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus; analysis that has been so far carried out in Santiago de Cuba and Havana’s Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute.

Ochoa highlighted Cuba’s efforts in the construction of these facilities in a context characterized by an aggressive blockade imposed by the US government, which hinders and prevents access to medicines, medical resources and technologies.

Cuba currently has Molecular Biology Laboratories in Havana, Villa Clara (central) and Santiago de Cuba (east). (Prensa Latina)