Professional experience
I am honored to work in multiple areas of community, hypermedia and organizational communication, in the field of health.
Making paths, learning and helping others grow, for more than 20 years, wherever there is something to do for the health and well-being of people and communities.
¡This has been the experience that I can share with you today!
Health communication and marketing strategies.
Institutional communication and marketing strategies and plans.
Conceptualization and direction of communication campaigns.
Audiovisual projects.
Editorial projects.
Organization of events and congresses.
Organization of fairs and exhibitions.
Brand management and visual identity systems.
Dissemination of science and health literature.
Risk communication management.
International technical cooperation.
Management of community interventions.
If you want to know about my training and academic experience, visit the Academy section.
- Health communication and marketing strategies.
– Conceptualization and development of the Communication Strategy for health promotion and disease prevention in Cuba. 2014 – 2017.
– World Health Days: Conceptualization and implementation of communication plans for World Health Days in Cuba. 2014-2017.
– Conceptualization and development of the Communication Strategy for the prevention of smoking, dengue, accidents and for the promotion of reproductive and maternal-child health in Cuba. 2014 – 2017.
- Institutional communication and marketing strategies and plans.
– Conceptualization and development of the institutional communication strategy of the National Center for Health Promotion and Education of Cuba, Prosalud. 2015 – 2017.
– Conceptualization and implementation of institutional communication strategies and plans of the CSMC, SA. 2018 -2020.
– Conceptualization of marketing plans for the promotion of health tourism and foreign investment in the health sector and in spas in Cuba. 2019 – 2023.
- Conceptualization and direction of communication campaigns.
– “Take care of your dream”: Community communication campaign for the prevention of Zika in women of childbearing age and pregnant women in the Habana Vieja municipality in Havana, led by Prosalud with the cooperation of UNICEF. 2017.
– “Don’t let it fly”: Media communication campaign for the prevention of dengue in the Cuban population directed by Prosalud and with the cooperation of PAHO. 2016
– “Without smoke I am more”: Communication campaign for the prevention of smoking in Cuban adolescents and young people, directed by Prosalud and with the cooperation of PAHO. 2016
– “For life, take your step”: Communication campaign to promote mental health and against depression, directed by Prosalud and with the cooperation of PAHO. 2015
– “Feel your safety”: Campaign to promote health tourism in Cuba. 2022.
- Audiovisual projects.
– TV program “Ponle Vida”. Original idea, advice, script writing and hosting of the weekly television program on health issues “Ponle Vida”, a series of 65, 27-minute episodes, produced by Infomed and the Educational Channel of Cuban Television. From 2003 – 2006.
– Collection of documentaries on Cuban health professionals: General idea and executive production of biographical documentaries on Cuban health and medical personalities, directed by Infomed with cooperation from UNDP. 2004 – 2008.
– Collection of HIV – AIDS materials. Coordination of content and production of content on HIV-AIDS for the Virtual Health Library of Cuba, directed by Infomed with cooperation from PAHO and UNDP. 2005.
- Editorial projects
– “Salud Vida” Magazine: General direction of the digital magazine “Salud Vida”, aimed at promoting health and preventing diseases in the Cuban population. First web 2.0 publication of the National Health System and the first aimed at the non-specialized public in Cuba, carried out by Infomed and Prosalud with support from PAHO. 2013 – 2016.
– “Destino Salud” Magazine: Original idea and editorial direction of the “Destino Salud” Magazine, aimed at the international commercial promotion of Cuban health services and medical tourism. 2019 – 2020.
– Book “Letra con Vida”. General coordination of the digital monographic publication of the “Letra con Vida” space, for reflection and dialogue on health culture and dissemination of health literature, carried out by the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center, of the Cuban Book Institute, from the Acuario publishing label. 2015.
- Organization of events and conferences.
– Comsalud: Original idea and Vice Presidency of the 1st International Seminar on Communication in Health Sciences, COMSALUD, organized by Prosalud and PAHO, held in La Pradera, Cuba, 2017.
– Videosalud: Original idea and direction of the 1st International Audiovisual Exhibition in Health Sciences, Videosalud. Cuba. 2008.
– International Seminar on Medical and Wellness Tourism. Original idea and organization in the 1st International Seminar on Medical and Wellness Tourism in Cuba, held at the Pabexpo fairgrounds, Havana, 2022.
- Organization of fairs and exhibitions.
– Coordination of exhibition projects of health tourism services in several editions of the International Health Fair for All, Havana International Fair, International Tourism Fair of Cuba and in international multisector fairs, tourism, medical tourism and wellness tourism in Spain (FITUR and Termatalia), Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Panama, Bolivia, Germany, UAE and China.
– FitSaludCuba: Original idea and member of the organizing committee of the 1st International Fair of Medical and Wellness Tourism of Cuba and of the Cuban Health Tourism Award, held at Pabexpo, Havana, 2022.
- Brand management and visual identity systems.
– Coordination of the implementation of the identity and brand management system of the magazine “Salud Vida”, the cultural project “Letra con Vida”, the television program “Ponle Vida”, the National Center for Health Promotion and Education of Cuba, “Prosalud”, the “Comsalud” event and the company CSMC, S. A.
- Dissemination of science and health literature.
– “Videosalud” Contest: Original idea and coordination of the International Health Audiovisual Contest, organized by Infomed. 2005.
– “Letra con Vida”: Monthly space for expert panels, for reflection and dialogue on the culture of health and the dissemination of health literature, carried out by the Dulce María Loynaz Cultural Center, of the Cuban Book Institute. 2013 – 2017.
– Scientific health dissemination courses: Main professor of the National Course on Scientific Dissemination in Health promoted by the National School of Public Health for six editions and of the Diploma in Journalism Specialized in health developed by the “José Martí” International Institute of Journalism.
– Jury at Videomed: International Jury for two editions of the international medical audiovisual contest, Videomed, Badajoz – Spain.
– Jury of the National Prize for Technical Scientific Criticism of the Cuban Book Institute.
– Presentation of the book “Chronicle of a Bad Friend”, Cuban edition, by Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, oncologist and president of the Republic of Uruguay on two occasions, together with its author, at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology of Havana.
- Risk Communication Management.
– Development and implementation of risk communication strategies to confront Ebola, Zika and dengue epidemics in Cuba. 2014 – 2017.
– National and international courses on risk communication at the National School of Public Health and the “Pedro Kourí” Institute of Tropical Medicine. Havana.
– International Seminar to confront Ebola. Coordination of the communication section directed by MINSAP and with the cooperation of PAHO. Convention Palace, Havana.
– Participation in the Regional Meeting on prevention and control of arboviruses. Hotel Nacional de Cuba, directed by MINSAP with the cooperation of PAHO. 2016.
- International technical cooperation.
– Mission of the PAHO representation in Cuba to the regional headquarters in Washington for the exchange and development of the bilateral cooperation agenda in health promotion, disease prevention and communication in support of the Universal Health strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals. 2016.
– Coordination of the UNICEF regional cooperation and research project for the Zika prevention strategy in pregnant women and women of childbearing age in Cuba. 2016.
– Participation in the PAHO regional Communication Strategy for access to the Human Papillomavirus vaccine. Regional workshop in Antigua, Guatemala. 2017.
- Development of community interventions.
– Member of the Adhoc group of the Minister of Public Health for the Healthy Communities Movement. 1994.
– “Por la Vida” Project: Creation and general coordination of the action participation project for the promotion of reproductive, nutritional and environmental health with children and adolescents, in the Rampa – Corynthia Popular Council in the Vedado neighborhood, Havana. 1998 – 2002.
– Community communication intervention for the clinical trial of vaccines to achieve immunity against Covid-19, in the Centro Habana municipality, Havana, led by the “Instituto Finlay de Vacunas”. 2020.
