Cuba

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Ángel Suárez Escandón, MD, MSc. Maria Antonia Torres Aleman

Government Agencies

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Center for Environmental Information and Management (Centro de Información y Gestión Ambiental)
Center for Environmental Inspection and Management (Centro de Inspección y Gestión Ambiental)
Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene (Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones)
Center for the Development of Pharmacoepidemiology (Centro de Desarrollo de la Farmacoepidemiología)
Center of Engineering and Biotechnology (Centro de Ingeniería y Biotecnología)
Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Centro de Química Farmacéutica)
Drug National Regulatory Authority (Centro Estatal de Control de los Medicamentos)
Environmental Agency (Agencia de Medio Ambiente)
Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de la Agricultura)
Ministry of Higher Education (Ministerio de Educación Superior)
Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente)
Ministry of the Fishery Industry (Ministerio de la Industria Pesquera)
National Institute for Occupational Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud de los Trabajadores)
National Institute of Food Hygiene (Instituto Nacional de Higiene de los Alimentos)
National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiologíy Microbiología)
National School of Public Health (Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública)
Union of Analysis and Trends in Health (Unidad de Análisis y Tendencias en Salud)

Non-Government Organizations

Cuban Representation of UNESCO (Representación de la UNESCO en Cuba Representación de la UNESCO en Cuba)
Cuban Representation of WHO and PAHO (Representación en Cuba de la Organización Panamericana y Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS))
United Nations Development Program (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo - PNUD)

Universities

Central University of Las Villas (Universidad Central de Las Villas)
Havana University (Universidad de La Habana)
Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Havana (Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana)
Institute of Food and Drugs (Instituto de Farmacia y Alimentos)
Latin American School of Medical Sciences (Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas)
University of Camaguey (Universidad de Camagüey)
University of Cienfuegos (Universidad de Cienfuegos)
University of Oriente (East) (Universidad de Oriente)

Professional Societies

Cuban Society of Pharmacology (Sociedad Cubana de Farmacología)

Poison Control Centers

CENSAD. Center of Toxicological Information, Ciego de Avila (CENSAD. Centro de Información Toxicológica de Ciego de Ávila)
Director. Ineldo Ruiz Arcia, MD, MSc
Master in Clinical Toxicology
Tel: (53) 3391572 or (53) 3391575
Email: censad@trocha.car.sld.cu
Web site: http://www.cav.sld.cu/censd/index.htm
Territorial Center of Toxicology (Centro Territorial de Toxicología (CENTOX))
Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara (Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara)
Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zarate
Carretera Acueducto y Circunvalación Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Apartado Postal 50200
Director, María Bofia Cárdenas (Directora. María Bofill Cárdenas, MD)
Leonardo Leiva Acebey, MD, MSc, Master in Clinical Toxicologist
Head of the Clinical Analytical Department
Tel: 222822
Email: centox@capiro.vcl.sld.cu
TOXIMED. Center of Toxicology and Biomedicine (TOXIMED. Centro de Toxicología y Biomedicina)
Autopista Nacional Km 1½, Santiago de Cuba
Director: Alexander Batista Duharte, MD
Tel: (5322) 643926
Fax: (5322) 687188
Email: a.batista@.toxi.scu.sld.cu or alexander.batista@toximed.sld.cu
Web site: http://www.santiago.cu/hosting/toximed/

Key Publications

Journals
- Cuban Journal of Biomedical Research (Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas)
- Cuban Journal of Food and Nutrition (Revista Cubana de Alimentación y Nutrición)
- Cuban Journal of General and Integral Medicine (Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral)
- Cuban Journal of Herbal Medicine (Revista Cubana de Plantas Medicinales)
- Cuban Journal of Hygiene and Epidemiology (Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología)
- Cuban Journal of Medicine (Revista Cubana de Medicina/)
- Cuban Journal of Military Medicine (Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar)
- Cuban Journal of Paediatrics (Revista Cubana de Pediatría)
- Cuban Journal of Pharmacy (Revista Cubana de Farmacia)
- Cuban Journal of Public Health (Revista Cubana de Salud Pública)
- Toxicology Yearbook (Anuario de Toxicoogía)
Books
- Alfonso HA, Tablada R, Quesada N, Carballo N, Costa B, Sánchez LM. Toxic Plants (Plantas Tóxicas). La Habana: Editorial Capitán San Luis; 2000.
- Dierksmeier G. Chromatographic Methods (Métodos cromatográficos). La Habana: Editorial Científico Técnica; 2005.
- Dierksmeier G. Pesticides: Residues, Effects and Presence in the Environment (Plaguicidas: Residuos, Efectos y Presencia en el Medio). La Habana: Editorial Científico Técnica; 2001.
- Touza Pulido H, Rojas Companioni D, Pérez Cristiá R. Practical Handbook of Toxicology (Manual práctico de Toxicología). La Habana: Editorial de Ciencias Médicas; 1988.

Legal Links

Cuban Office of the Industrial Property (Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial)
Official Gazzette of the Cuban Republic (Gaceta Oficial de la Repéblica de Cuba)

About Cuba

Background Notes: Cuba (US Department of State)
Consular Information Sheet: Cuba (US Department of State)
Cubaweb
Culture Crossing: Cuba (Cultural Etiquette for Interacting with People from Cuba)
Goverment of the Republic of Cuba (Sitio del gobierno de la Repéblica de Cuba)
People Power National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular)
Portal Cuba.cu
Portals to the World: Cuba (US Library of Congress)
The World Fact Book: Cuba
World Health Organization - Environmental Burden of Disease Country Profile (PDF- 122 KB)

Multilateral Organization Contacts

Multilateral Organization Resource Contacts

Literature References from TOXLINE (Cuba)

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* Center for Environmental Information and Management ([Centro de Información y Gestión Ambiental|http://www.medioambiente.cu/cigea/])
* Center for Environmental Inspection and Management ([Centro de Inspección y Gestión Ambiental|http://www.medioambiente.cu/oregulatoria/cica/index.htm])
* Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene ([Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones|http://www.cphr.edu.cu/])
* Center for the Development of Pharmacoepidemiology ([Centro de Desarrollo de la Farmacoepidemiología|http://www.cdf.sld.cu/])
* Center of Engineering and Biotechnology ([Centro de Ingeniería y Biotecnología|http://www.cigb.edu.cu/])
* Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry ([Centro de Química Farmacéutica|http://www.cqf.sld.cu/])
* Drug National Regulatory Authority ([Centro Estatal de Control de los Medicamentos|http://www.cecmed.sld.cu/])
* Environmental Agency ([Agencia de Medio Ambiente|http://www.cuba.cu/ciencia/citma/AMA/index.html])
* Ministry of Agriculture ([Ministerio de la Agricultura|http://www.cubagob.cu/dis_eco/agropecuaria.htm])
* Ministry of Higher Education ([Ministerio de Educación Superior|http://www.mes.edu.cu/])
* [Ministry of Labor and Social Security|http://www.mtss.cu/indexI.php] ([Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social|http://www.mtss.cu/])
* Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment ([Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente|http://www.medioambiente.cu/])
* Ministry of the Fishery Industry ([Ministerio de la Industria Pesquera|http://www.cubamar.cu/])
* National Institute for Occupational Health ([Instituto Nacional de Salud de los Trabajadores|http://www.insat.sld.cu/])
* National Institute of Food Hygiene ([Instituto Nacional de Higiene de los Alimentos|http://www.inha.sld.cu/])
* National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology ([Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiologíy Microbiología|http://www.inhem.sld.cu/])
* National School of Public Health ([Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública|http://www.ensap.sld.cu/])
* Union of Analysis and Trends in Health ([Unidad de Análisis y Tendencias en Salud|http://www.sld.cu/sitios/vigilancia/])

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* Cuban Representation of UNESCO ([Representación de la UNESCO en Cuba|http://www.unesco.org.cu/][Representación de la UNESCO en Cuba|http://www.unesco.org.cu/])
* Cuban Representation of WHO and PAHO ([Representación en Cuba de la Organización Panamericana y Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS)|http://www.cub.ops-oms.org/])
* United Nations Development Program ([Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo - PNUD|http://www.undp.org.cu/])

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h1. Universities


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* Central University of Las Villas ([Universidad Central de Las Villas|http://www.uclv.edu.cu/])
* Havana University ([Universidad de La Habana|http://www.uh.cu/])
* Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Havana ([Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana|http://www.ucmh.sld.cu/])
* Institute of Food and Drugs ([Instituto de Farmacia y Alimentos|http://www.ifal.uh.cu/])
* Latin American School of Medical Sciences ([Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas|http://www.elacm.sld.cu/])
* University of Camaguey ([Universidad de Camagüey|http://www.reduc.edu.cu/])
* University of Cienfuegos ([Universidad de Cienfuegos|http://www.ucf.edu.cu/])
* University of Oriente (East) ([Universidad de Oriente|http://www.uo.edu.cu/])

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h1. Professional Societies


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* Cuban Society of Pharmacology ([Sociedad Cubana de Farmacología|http://www.scf.sld.cu/])

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h1. Poison Control Centers


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* CENSAD. Center of Toxicological Information, Ciego de Avila (CENSAD. Centro de Información Toxicológica de Ciego de Ávila)
Director. Ineldo Ruiz Arcia, MD, MSc
Master in Clinical Toxicology
Tel: (53) 3391572 or (53) 3391575
Email: censad@trocha.car.sld.cu
Web site: [http://www.cav.sld.cu/censd/index.htm]
* Territorial Center of Toxicology (Centro Territorial de Toxicología (CENTOX))
Higher Institute of Medical Sciences, Villa Clara (Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara)
Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zarate
Carretera Acueducto y Circunvalación Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Apartado Postal 50200
Director, María Bofia Cárdenas (Directora. María Bofill Cárdenas, MD)
Leonardo Leiva Acebey, MD, MSc, Master in Clinical Toxicologist
Head of the Clinical Analytical Department
Tel: 222822
Email: centox@capiro.vcl.sld.cu
* TOXIMED. Center of Toxicology and Biomedicine (TOXIMED. Centro de Toxicología y Biomedicina)
Autopista Nacional Km 1½, Santiago de Cuba
Director: Alexander Batista Duharte, MD
Tel: (5322) 643926
Fax: (5322) 687188
Email: a.batista@.toxi.scu.sld.cu or alexander.batista@toximed.sld.cu
Web site: [http://www.santiago.cu/hosting/toximed/]

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h1. Key Publications


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* Journals
** Cuban Journal of Biomedical Research ([Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/ibi/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Food and Nutrition ([Revista Cubana de Alimentación y Nutrición|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/ali/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of General and Integral Medicine ([Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/mgi/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Herbal Medicine ([Revista Cubana de Plantas Medicinales|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/pla/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Hygiene and Epidemiology ([Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/hie/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Medicine ([Revista Cubana de Medicina/|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/med/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Military Medicine ([Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/mil/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Paediatrics ([Revista Cubana de Pediatría|http://bvs.sld.cu/revistas/ped/indice.html])
** Cuban Journal of Pharmacy ([Revista Cubana de Farmacia|http://www.sld.cu/sitios/revfarmacia/index.php])
** Cuban Journal of Public Health ([Revista Cubana de Salud Pública|http://www.sld.cu/sitios/revsalud/index.php])
** Toxicology Yearbook ([Anuario de Toxicoogía|http://www.bvs.sld.cu/revistas/anu/indice.htm])
* Books
** Alfonso HA, Tablada R, Quesada N, Carballo N, Costa B, Sánchez LM. *Toxic Plants (Plantas Tóxicas)*. La Habana: Editorial Capitán San Luis; 2000.
** Dierksmeier G. *Chromatographic Methods (Métodos cromatográficos)*. La Habana: Editorial Científico Técnica; 2005.
** Dierksmeier G. *Pesticides: Residues, Effects and Presence in the Environment (Plaguicidas: Residuos, Efectos y Presencia en el Medio)*. La Habana: Editorial Científico Técnica; 2001.
** Touza Pulido H, Rojas Companioni D, Pérez Cristiá R. *Practical Handbook of Toxicology (Manual práctico de Toxicología)*. La Habana: Editorial de Ciencias Médicas; 1988.

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h1. Legal Links


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* Cuban Office of the Industrial Property ([Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial|http://www.ocpi.cu/index.html])
* Official Gazzette of the Cuban Republic ([Gaceta Oficial de la Repéblica de Cuba|http://www.gacetaoficial.cu/])

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h1. About Cuba


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* [Background Notes: Cuba|http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm] (US Department of State)
* [Consular Information Sheet: Cuba|http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1097.html] (US Department of State)
* [Cubaweb|http://www.cubaweb.cu/esp/main.asp]
* [Culture Crossing: Cuba|http://www.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student.php?id=53] (Cultural Etiquette for Interacting with People from Cuba)
* Goverment of the Republic of Cuba ([Sitio del gobierno de la Repéblica de Cuba|http://www.cubagob.cu/])
* People Power National Assembly ([Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular|http://www.parlamentocubano.cu/])
* [Portal Cuba.cu|http://www.cuba.cu/]
* [Portals to the World: Cuba|http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/cuba/cuba.html] (US Library of Congress)
* [The World Fact Book: Cuba|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html]
* [World Health Organization - Environmental Burden of Disease Country Profile|http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/national/countryprofile/cuba.pdf] (PDF\- 122 KB)

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h1. Multilateral Organization Contacts


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