Díaz-Canel in a meeting with experts and scientists: They are promoting the restoration of minimal access surgery in the country

The possibility of revitalizing the Minimal Access Surgery Service in the country with the recovery of economic conditions was defended, in the usual Tuesday meeting of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, with experts and scientists for health issues.

It is reported that there is currently 60 hospitals offer this type of service, and based on the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery (CNCMA) Excellence ScoreThe President of the State directed the resumption of circulating this surgical model in stages in all governorates and in all specialties.

There was a consensus that this was the best surgical method in our circumstances, both for the costs and the answers it offered to patients and what it meant for the quality of life of Cuban men and women.

The development of scientific research and technological innovation allowed CNCMA Introduction of new intervention techniques to provide specialized care to patients and to ensure training of human resources with a high level of qualificationsaid Dr. Julian Ruiz Torres, director of the center, who was responsible for presenting the conference.

The eminent specialist, who is considered the leader of the center, but also of this practice at the country level, indicated that he would already be thirty years old and that it was Fidel’s idea that created and designed the center’s strategy, which is preserved today.

He also dedicated special appreciation to Army General Raul Castro Ruz, who was, he said, “the driving force in raising awareness so that CNCMA would have a headquarters as of 2006”.

He noted that, as a group dedicated to laparoscopic treatment and minimally invasive surgery, the Hospital Calixto García, as a Laparoscopic Surgery Center, began operating in 1994, after the establishment of a multidisciplinary group of gastroenterologists there in 1993, surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologists and nurses to offer patients a center Endoscopic surgery, therapeutic endoscopy, and interventional radiology are allowed to be performed comprehensively, with high quality, and with the best techniques.

In 2003, the group became the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery, an institution of the Ministry of Public Health.

As stated, the CNCMA is the national reference center dedicated to laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery It is a postgraduate educational institution of the University of Medical Sciences dedicated to the training, training and certification of national and foreign medical professionals in the field of basic and advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques.

It constitutes the science and technology innovation entity responsible for the preparation and implementation of research projects or controlled studies for the evaluation of technologies and patents in this field.

Dr. Ruiz Torres highlighted the strength of the institution, its scientific potential, which includes 17 Doctors of Sciences, among other highly qualified specialists.

As an innovation center, he explained, CNCMA harmoniously integrates innovations in organizational, social, practical, technological and product fields, among others.

“From the very beginning of its formation, this is a research center,” and “help is subject to research,” the scientist stressed.

Tuesday’s meeting is dedicated to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party and the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, with experts and scholars on health issues, to evaluate the results of the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery. Photo: Revolution Studios

During the meeting, the comprehensive quality management system that governs the organization’s work was presented, which led to it being considered a center of excellence.

With respect to the goal of gradually restoring service in the country, the strategy presented includes an on-site assessment of institutions that currently have minimal access to surgery services; identify enterprises that, with small investments, can start these services; and the restoration of basic minimally invasive surgery, as well as the maintenance of the development of complex surgery with the introduction of new technologies.

CNCMA has been accredited by the Cuban National Council for Health Accreditation (JUNAS) since 2017 and certified according to NC-ISO 9001-2015 by the Office of National Standardization (ONN) and the Institute of CERTIFICATION SL (ICDQ) of Spain, in elective minimally invasive surgical medical care services For national and foreign patients, postgraduate training service for national and foreign customers.

In the meeting on Tuesday with the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party and the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, with experts and scholars on health issues, which was also chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo de Lella. , was presented as usual Updated forecasts on COVID-19.

Doctor of Science Raul Genovart Diaz, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation at the University of Havana, reported that In recent days, an increase in cases has been reported only in Mayapéc province, with a cumulative rate of ten cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

However, the downward trend in cases continues in all provinces, including those with less favorable trends, such as Mayabeque itself, and Artemisa and Matanzas, which means positive behaviour.

Over the next few days, Doctor of Science Ginovart Diaz emphasized that the outlook remains very favorable.

However, limit it We cannot forget that as an endemic, covid-19 will have a variable behavior, and although it may decrease in the summer months, it may increase after that, and for this reason it is necessary to continue with the planned immunization schedules and other measures.

Tuesday’s meeting is dedicated to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party and the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, with experts and scholars on health issues, to evaluate the results of the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery. Photo: Revolution Studios