Cuban scientists have recently revealed a lung cancer vaccine which they say is the first in the world of its kind and extends the lives of victims by up to five months or even longer. Research on the vaccine, called Cimavax EGF, began in 1992, with the first clinical tests done in 1995. Cimavas EGF is the first registered vaccine in the world designed to battlelung cancer.
Cimavas EGF, based on two proteins, triggers an immune response from the victim's body and has absolutely no side effects, as most anti-cancer therapy does. The vaccine only attacks cancer cells. The vaccine is meant to serve as a compliment to rather than a replacement for conventional methods such as chemotherapy and radiation. The vaccine also improves patients’ breathing and decreases their pain.
The vaccine currently is available in Cuba to anyone who needs it, and will be widely commercialized in Latin America after first being introduced in Peru. Advanced tests are currently underway.
Latin American School of Medical Sciences
In 1999, the Latin American School of Medical Sciences was opened. Eighteen Latin American governments selected and sent 1,929 of their most promising students, evenly divided between men and women, to be trained to become doctors.
Successful applicants chosen to attend the school receive a regular medical doctor degree after six years of training. The education and housing are provided free of charge. Students live at the school, which has a theater, dormitories, 28 teaching laboratories and a post office. They get uniforms, food and a small stipend for expenses on weekends.
After remaining there for two-and-a-half years, students are then integrated into the Cuban medical system for the rest of their medical education. The only condition imposed on students is that after they finish their study after six years, they serve 3 to 5 years in designated areas in Cuba.
Additionally, thousands of developing country medical personnel have received free education and training either in Cuba or by Cuban specialists engaged in on-the-job training courses and/or medical schools in their own countries. Today, over 10,000 developing country scholarship students are studying in Cuban medical schools.
Cuba is also reaching out to US students. It is ironic that Cuba is training doctors for pompous, arrogant America, all while Cuba is blockaded by US ships and sanctions - spending its meager treasure to improve the health of US citizens.
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