The British embassy supports the Center for Neurosciences in its effort to optimize diagnoses and treatments that minimize brain damage caused by the new coronavirus.
The Governments of Cuba and the United Kingdom promote projects and actions against COVID-19 on the island, according to a note released by the British embassy.
According to the text, seven small-scale projects and actions are being carried out in Cuba with funds from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development to increase health resilience, support research on vaccines and drugs, and mitigate the economic impact.
“Cooperation between countries is essential in responding to the challenges posed by COVID-19. In addition to putting the world’s health systems to the test, the pandemic has impacted our economies,” said the British ambassador to Cuba. Antony Stokes.
These projects promote bilateral collaboration in these two key areas, the diplomat acknowledged.
To that end, the embassy supports the Cuban Neuroscience Center (Cneuro) in its effort to optimize diagnoses and treatments that minimize brain damage caused by the new coronavirus.
Likewise, the institution is working on a better treatment of respiratory deficits related to COVID-19 and will implement a protocol for the assimilation and use of CPAP devices (non-invasive ventilators), based on a design by University College London.
“Both projects are innovative investigations within the portfolio of projects aimed at combating Covid-19 in Cuba, and an important resource to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of current and future diseases,” said Dr. Mitchel Valdés, director of Cneuro.
The mission also collaborates with the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in the clinical trial of an immunopotentiator , the development of serological tests for the detection of antigens and the effect of the antiviral CIGB300 in patients with COVID-19.
(With information from Prensa Latina)