Our country has Gastroenterology services in all surgical and pediatric clinical hospitals, as well as as in Primary Health Care.
Led for many years by the Latin American master of Gastroenterology, Prof. Dr.C. Raimundo Llanio Navarro and equipped with numerous high-tech equipment and professionals of high medical and teaching prestige.
The Institute of Gastroenterology has accumulated experience of half a century in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the digestive tract both in the Institute of Gastroenterology and in other health care teaching centers.
This high scientific level achieved in Gastroenterology in Cuba allows healthcare centers accredited for international care to offer highly specialized programs.
Founded in 1966, the Institute of Gastroenterology is the governing Center of Gastroenterology in Cuba, dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the digestive tract.
It stands out in the training of professionals dedicated to Gastroenterology and Pediatric Gastroenterology.
It is characterized by being outstanding in the field of research, where, among other topics, the study of liver diseases, gains strength and shows important results, it is Equipped with numerous high-tech equipment and professionals of high medical and teaching prestige, it is an obligatory reference for the development of Cuban Gastroenterology.
The Institute of Gastroenterology has the mission of researching diseases related to the specialty of Gastroenterology and providing specialized medical assistance. It also offers postgraduate teaching. It has cutting-edge technology from the first world to face the aforementioned research, care and teaching challenge.
The diseases most frequently treated at the institute are cirrhosis of the liver and other chronic liver diseases, ulcerative colitis, gastroduodenitis, Cronh's disease, celiac disease and malabsorption syndrome. .
The entity has and operates under the regulations of its corporate purpose, specified by resolution 1207/05 of the Ministry of Economy and Planning, dated February 5, 2005, hereinafter being the following:
Act as the governing unit for specialized medical care for conditions of the digestive system as well as how to constitute the national reference center.
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