First Panama Eye Patients in Cuba
The first group of 74 eye patients from Panama will undergo free surgery in Cuba as part of Operation Miracle.

Guatemalan Lauds Cuban Med Support
Cuba´s presence in the world is in the hands of its medical workers who bring necessary assistance to the most abandoned regions, pronounced Guatemalan intellectual Marco Vinicio Mejia.

Argentina passes law making everyone organ donor
The Argentine congress passed a law on Wednesday to make all citizens organ donor candidates unless they explicitly refuse the idea.

Venezuela accuses US of links with election boycott
Venezuela accused the US government on Wednesday of trying to destabilize the country by supporting an opposition boycott of the congressional elections scheduled for Sunday.

Brazil sees slight decline in AIDS spread last year
The spread of the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, in Brazil saw a slight fall in 2004, the Health Ministry said in a report on Wednesday.