Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, April 24. - The joint presentation of an anesthesia unit and the joint work for the manufacture of the first impedance tomograph included in a mechanical ventilator express the strengthening of alliances between Cuba and Mexico in medical technology.
According to Ricardo Ballesteros, general director of the Mexican company GATSIMED, in 2024 cooperation began on projects that seek to take advantage of the capabilities of his entity, COMBIOMED Digital Medical Technology and the Cuban Neuroscience Center, the latter belonging to BioCubaFarma, to develop new markets with comprehensive solutions focused on health.
Having our own mechanical ventilators and vital signs monitors widely used in Cuban health institutions constitutes a guarantee, due to its quality and robustness, for the co-development and commercialization projections of our productions at affordable costs, he noted.
In addition to the manufacturing of highly complex and high-performance equipment, the alliance also focuses on providing platforms that provide well-being to both health professionals and patients and families, based on the comprehensive kit for Primary Health Care, designed by COMBIOMED and in which other companies in the sector intervene, and for GATSIMED it is relevant, Ballesteros said.
The executive announced that they are currently venturing into the generation of "Big Data" focused on medical use and that they plan to launch a telemedicine tool at the BioHabana 2026 congress. Although its use will not replace healthcare professionals, it will facilitate decision-making based on accurate and effective information in real time.
According to Arlem Fernández, general director of COMBIOMED, it is a beneficial alliance for both parties and the countries of the South, as they are closed-loop companies in the field of medical equipment and devices, which could provide technical assistance to ensure sustainability over time.
He considered among the main potentialities of the alliance the possibility of setting up and expanding productive capacities in Cuba and Mexico, the mutual assimilation of technologies and the possibilities to access third markets, based on the health records that both nations may have and with competitive prices.
Both Ballesteros and Fernández agreed that the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of having solid health systems and industries in the field of biomedical to face health emergencies, hence the strength of these strategic relationships by providing technological sovereignty and knowledge aimed at the development of joint projects with an impact on human health. (ACN) (Photo: Taken from the Internet)
