[Science and technological innovation in health in Cuba: results in selected problemsCiência e inovação tecnológica em saúde em Cuba: resultados em problemas selecionados].

In Cuba, health research is based on the priorities of national scientific policy, derived from the health status of the population. The objective of this article is to describe the characteristics of the System of Science and Technological Innovation and how the results of its research benefit the health of the population groups. To this end, research related to the generation of products and technologies, diabetes, dengue and disability was selected.