In several places of our geography the Commercialization Company of Cuban Medical Services, S.A (SMC) is spread. Through various types of facilities, the Ciego de Avila Branch under the motto "Commitment to Life", offers a high range of high quality medical services.
Informative note from the Ministry of Public Health
Given the appearance of a new variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called “Ómicron” (B.1.1.529), identified as a variant “of concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO), with rapid dissemination, isolating cases in several countries of the world, it is decided to apply new reinforcement measures in the control of international travelers.
Travelers from: South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), upon entering our country must meet the following requirements:
• Present a complete vaccination schedule at the point of entry.
• The negative result of an RT-PCR performed at most 72 hours before the trip.
• A SARS-CoV-2 PCR-RT sample will be taken at the point of entry.
• Compulsory quarantine will be applied for seven days in a hotel destined for this purpose, the traveler assuming the costs of accommodation and transportation.
• A new SARS-CoV-2 PCR-RT sample will be taken on the sixth day, and if negative, they will be discharged from quarantine on the seventh day.
In the case of travelers from Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong, Egypt, Turkey and the rest of the Sub-Saharan African countries (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda , Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Djibouti and Zambia).
• The same measures will be applied to them as in the previous countries with the exception of quarantine and RT-PCR on the sixth day.
The measures will take effect from December 4, 2021.
Ministry of Public Health of Cuba
Relevant information for travelers
Tourists who need a Covid-19 test to get back to their respective countries can undergo RT-PCR for a cost of 30 USD or its equivalent in any other international currency, at the medical institutions listed below: Havana: Siboney International Clinic. Camilo Cienfuegos International Clinic. Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí" (IPK) In the rest of the country: In the territorial branches of Cuban Medical Services (SMC). Notes: In the case of tourists who are staying in tourist facilities, they should contact the health personnel present there, preferably upon arrival and request the RT-PCR. Payment for the test will be made by magnetic card.
International Medical Care Rooms
General Provincial Hospital Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola
Address: Máximo Gómez Street No. 257, Ciego de Ávila
Phone: (53 33) 21 1208
E-mail: smc.cavila@smcsalud.cu; salaami@ali.cav.sld.cu
Description: Offers international medical attention in 36 specialties. They stand out: Orthopedics, Minimal invasive surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Ophthalmology, Angelology, Nephrology, Hemodialysis.
General Provincial Hospital Captain Roberto Rodríguez Fernández
Address: Zayas Street corner Libertad, Morón
Phone: (53 33) 50 5737
Email: smc.cavila@smcsalud.cu; amihgm@infomed.sld.cu
Description: Offers international medical attention in 36 specialties. They stand out: Neurosurgery, Retinitis pigmentosa, Physical medicine and Rehabilitation immunology, Cosmetic surgery.
Dental Consultation Hotel Colonial Cayo Coco
Address: Hotels avenue, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 1311
E-mail: smc.cavila@smcsalud.cu
Description: Exam of teeth and gums, includes early diagnosis of oral cancer. Cleaning with ultrasound, gingival massage and interdental showers. Treatment of abscesses. White fillings. Extraction of teeth to children. Complete tooth extraction. Prosthetic repair. Treatment for the sensitivity of the tooth. Treatment for lesions on the lips and mouth produced by the Sun. Others.
Miramar Opticians
With consultation services of refraction, sale of white and photochromic lenses, sale of spectacles for readers and sunglasses, contact lenses graduated and cosmetics.
Morón
Address: Martí Street No. 298 bet/ Serafín Sánchez and Callejas
Phone: (53 33) 50 2240
International Pharmacies
You can find medicines, food supplements, equipment and supplies that you need in several hotels and the International Clinic in Cayo Coco, as well as in the cities of Morón and Ciego de Avila and in the vicinity of the city of Majagua.
Mall La Gaviota
Address: Hotels avenue, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 2172
Hotel Pullman Cayo Coco
Address: Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 2196
Hotel Tryp Cayo Coco
Address: Hotels avenue, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 2197
International Clinic
Address: Hotels avenue, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 2193
Hotel Iberostar Daiquirí
Address: Cayo Guillermo, Jardines del Rey
Phone: (53 33) 30 1637
Ciego de Ávila
Address: Honorato del Castillo Street, Building 12 Plants (Low), Ciego de Ávila
Phone: (53 33) 26 5278
Morón
Address: Martí Street S/N bet/ Serafín Sánchez and Callejas, Morón
Phone: (53 33) 50 2240
La Moderna
Address: Campo Hatuey, Majagua
Phone: (53 33) 39 9301
Hotels Medical Office
There are 16 Medical Offices in the hotels of the North cays and in the municipalities of Morón and Ciego de Ávila, which guarantee the health of all who visit them. In them you can receive medical consultation services, nursing care and nursing accompaniment (24 hours), nursing, rental of orthopedic devices, glucometry, therapeutic massage, and different techniques of natural and traditional medicine.
In addition, you can take medical studies at the University of Medical Sciences of Ciego de Ávila. Currently, there are more than 14 technical specialization courses and 8 professional training courses, among which the following stand out: Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing and Health Technologies. Courses related to more than 30 medical specialties are offered, as well as training, internships and master's degrees.