“the Annual health Prize” is called annually by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) for such papers related to new strategies of work and health priorized programs.

Rewards and stimuli are given to the following categories: scientific theory, basic investigations, applied investigations, introduction of technologies, evaluation of such technologies and scientific articles, among others.

The contest has three levels: provincial, central and national. The evaluating board is composed by scientific personalities of renowed prestige in the health field. In each scientific field, thebest papers receive the prize or award condition.

Neurotrophic Factors and Diabetic Neuropathy. Lic. Orlando Castellano, Lic. Lisis Martinez. NATIONAL MENTION. 1995

Computerized Registering System of the Electrical Activity in Profound Structures of the Nervous System Juan Teijeiro Amador, Ph.D., Associate Researcher, Raul Macias Gonzalez, MD. 1st Grade Specialist in Neurophysiology. NATIONAL PRIZE. 1996

Chronic Intraventricular Infusion with the Nervous Growth Factor Improves Long-Term Synaptic Potentiation in Old Rats with Cognitive Deficit. Jorge Bergado, Ph.D., Lic. Caridad I. Fernandez , Lic. Andres Gomez-Soria , Lic. Odalys Gonzalez. SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE. NATIONAL PRIZE 1998. PUBLISHED in Brain Research, vol. 770, pages 1 –9, October 1997.

Selective Postero-ventral Pallidotomy in the Treatment of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Lazaro M. Alvarez Gonzalez, MD. 1st Grade Specialist in Neurology,. Raul J. Macias Gonzalez, 1st Grade Specialist in Normal and Pathologic Physiology NATIONAL HONORARY MENTION 1998

Effects of the Nervous Growth Factor on Enzymes of Old Rats’ Brain Glutation System. Lic. Reyniel Cruz Aguado, Lic.Caridad I. Fernandez Verdecia, Lic. Carmen M. Díaz Suárez, Nurse Odalis Gonzalez Monzon, Lic. Inna Antunez Potashkina, Jorge Bergado Rosado PHD. HONORARY MENTION 1999

Tridimensional System as a Guide for Functional Neurosurgery (NDRS 5.1) Juan Teijeiro Amador, PHD, Associate Researcher. NATIONAL PRIZE 2000