Cuban achievements in education and health have not only improved the lives of people on the island, but also in numerous other parts of the world.
Cuba Reports Lower Child Mortality Rate than US and Canada
Cuba's public health care system is renowned worldwide for its excellence and efficiency. READ MORE
Cuban Doctors Save over 250,000 Lives in Honduras
Cuban doctors have treated over 29 million Hondurans since 1998. READ MORE
Cuban Doctors Spur 'Amazing' Improvement in Brazil Healthcare
The Mas Medicos program now serves over 70 percent of Brazil's cities, and some of the country's most isolated regions. READ MORE
Cuba-Venezuela Initiative to Aid the Blind Has Helped 4 Million
The aid mission is well on its way to meeting the goal of helping 6 million people. READ MORE
VIDEO: 32,000 Cuban Medics Help to Improve Health in Venezuela
Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says
The U.N. recognizes Cuba’s social model as a way to fight HIV/AIDS. READ MORE
10 Million People Taught to Read Through Cuban Literacy Program
Millions of people in around 30 countries have now learned to read and write through the “Yo Si Puedo” program. READ MORE
Since December 2014, Cuban and U.S. officials have been working to mend ties between the two countries. In less than 1 year, important breakthroughs have been achieved.
Obama 'Interested' in Visiting Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama has suggested he would consider visiting Cuba next year. READ MORE
Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intact'
Cuba is vowing to keep socialism intact while also opening up to fresh trade relations with the United States. READ MORE
Obama Urges US Lawmakers to Lift Cuba Blockade
The United States will continue the process of normalizing relations with Cuba in 2016, President Barack Obama said on Thursday. READ MORE
Cuba and US Sign 1st Environment Agreement
The agreement was the first of its kind since the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations, last Dec. 17. READ MORE
Cuba, US Close to Restoring Commercial Flights
The news broke hours before the Dec. 17, 2014 anniversary of Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama announcing the beginning of the normalization of relations between the two countries. READ MORE
Cubans Get Mail: US Agrees to Reestablish Direct Postal Service
For the first time in more than 50 years, people in the United States and Cuba will be able to send letters and packages directly to each other. READ MORE
VIDEO: U.S., Cuba to Reestablish Direct Commercial Air Flights
Despite the steps to normalize relations, the United States has not yet removed the blockade on Cuba while also continuing to fund opposition groups in Cuba.
VIDEO: UN Votes Against Cuba Blockade
Raul Castro Says US Policy Foments Cuban Migration
Castro made the comments during a meeting in Cuba with his counterpart from Costa Rica, where about 6,000 Cuban migrants have been stranded over the past month. READ MORE
Cuba Warns Obama Not to Interfere in Internal Affairs
Cuba will not “negotiate matters that are inherent to its internal system in exchange for an improvement of relations with the United States,” said Josefina Vidal, director of U.S. affairs in the Cuban foreign ministry. READ MORE
Cuba Criticizes US 'Wet-Foot-Dry-Foot' Policy at Bilateral Meeting
Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said the meeting had a “respectful and professional atmosphere.” READ MORE
Audit Finds 11% of Funds for USAID 'Democracy' Project in Cuba Had Irregularities
The "Hastening the Transition to Democracy in Cuba" project included "unsupported and ineligible" personnel, travel, and outside services costs. READ MORE
US Blockade Costs Cuba US$833 Billion in Five Decades
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said his country would once again present a resolution before the U.N. calling for an end to the blockade. READ MORE
VIDEO: Cuba Criticizes U.S. Rejection of Anti-Blockade Resolution
Raul Castro Insists Obama Should Use Powers to Lift Blockade
Despite the improving ties between Cuba and the U.S. Cuban President Raul Castro has said he will not abandon the ideals that generations of Cubans have fought for. READ MORE
Close Guantanamo and Return It to Cuba by Marjorie Cohn
President Obama has the constitutional power to shut down the prison there and return Guantanamo to Cuba. READ MORE
Africa’s Children Return! Cuba and Southern African Liberation
Cuba provides the example that it is possible to build relations based on genuine solidarity and social love. READ MORE