The improvement of dermatological services in Ciego de Ávila has scientific innovation as one of the main bases of its sustainability, despite the shortage of medicines and supplies due to the genocidal blockade.

The training of skills for diagnosis of dermatological diseases in the residents of the specialty contributes to the timely prevention of those conditions and their adequate follow-up.

This is the argument of Dr. Dunia Sotolongo Díaz, Head of the Dermatology Services of the Provincial General Teaching Hospital Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola from Ciego de Ávila, who recently defended her doctoral thesis in Higher Education Sciences.

Her scientific results improve the training process of resident dermatologists, while strengthening their skills for the diagnosis and effective treatment of these conditions.

Although educational research does not make up for the drug deficit imposed by the genocidal blockade, it does make up for the shortcomings in the professional training of specialists for disease prevention.