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Brazil in state of emergency due to dengue fever: 1 …

(4 days ago) WebAt least six Brazilian states in addition to the Federal District are facing dengue epidemics and 17 cities have declared a state of emergency as the country has already registered 1 million cases

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/04/1235795657/dengue-brazil-state-of-emergency-vaccine

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Brazil’s unified health system: 35 years and future …

(2 days ago) Web2023 marks the 35th anniversary of Brazil’s current Constitution (1988), where health was defined as a universal right and a State responsibility. Since the mid …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(23)00205-3/fulltext

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Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the

(9 days ago) WebBrazil is experiencing an enormous outbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is a harbinger …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/health/dengue-brazil-americas.html

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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Brazil 2021 en OECD

(6 days ago) WebBrazil devoted less of its public budget to health (10.5%) than most OECD countries in 2019, well below the average of 15.3%. Health spending in Brazil is …

https://www.oecd.org/health/oecd-reviews-of-health-systems-brazil-2021-146d0dea-en.htm

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After a far-right government: challenges for Brazil's …

(3 days ago) WebThe implementation of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde [SUS]) was a milestone for Brazil. Nearly four decades after the 8th National Health Conference …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00352-5/fulltext

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Brazil health service in 'worst crisis in its history' - BBC

(3 days ago) WebBrazil has the second highest number of infections and deaths in the world, behind the US. In total, the country has registered more than 11.6 million infections and …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56424611

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Health in Brazil: 1 year of Lula - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebLula increased the Ministry of Health budget from R$149·9 billion in 2023 to R$218·5 billion in 2024. In December, 2023, the Government announced that 22 million Brazilians had …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00234-4/fulltext

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Disease burden in Brazil and its states. Estimates from the …

(3 days ago) WebFinancial support: The development of the GBD Study’s databank and the methodology are funded mainly by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Brazilian …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8978340/

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HEALTH SYSTEM OVERVIEW Brazil - Commonwealth …

(9 days ago) WebThis overview was prepared by Adriano Massuda, Mônica Viegas Andrade, Rifat Atun, and Marcia C. Castro. international.commonwealthfund.org. SPENDING. $1,282. Health care …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020_IntlOverview_BRAZIL.pdf

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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: Brazil 2021

(5 days ago) WebIn the 30 years since the inception of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, or SUS), Brazil has reduced health inequalities, and improved …

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/oecd-reviews-of-health-systems-brazil-2021_89593674-en

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Public health in Brazil: Before COVID-19, and after - PMC

(3 days ago) WebThe history of the COVID-19 epidemic implied important changes in the way we conceive public health, mainly contributing to discussions about the social dynamics …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9760506/

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Public Policies and One Health in Brazil: The Challenge of the

(3 days ago) WebThe Potential Government Instruments for the Consolidation of One Health in Brazil. One of the most important aspects of pathogen control at the human, animal, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8213203/

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Brazil’s National Health Care System at Risk for Losing Its Universal

(2 days ago) WebBrazil’s National Health Care System at Risk for Losing Its Universal Character, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 110 Massuda et al. …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305649

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The Brazilian health system at crossroads: progress, crisis and

(8 days ago) WebThe Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)) has enabled substantial progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Brazil. However, structural …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/3/4/e000829

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Brazil International Health Care System Profiles - Commonwealth …

(4 days ago) WebRecently, the Ministry of Health launched e-SUS software intended to integrate the multiple information systems within SUS. In 2017, 90 percent of health care …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-center/countries/brazil

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Brazil - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WebBrazil Country Overview World Health Organization. World Health Organization Global; Regions. World Health Two country case studies (in Brazil and …

https://www.who.int/countries/bra/

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Brazil’s healthcare system: A slow march towards progress

(8 days ago) WebBrazil’s healthcare is split between two distinct systems, public and private, both of which leave much to be desired. The Unified National Health System (SUS), …

https://business.cornell.edu/hub/2021/06/07/brazils-healthcare-system-slow-march-towards-progress/

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Realising the future: Health challenges and achievements in Brazil

(7 days ago) WebIn 2007, 72% of all deaths in Brazil were due to non-communicable diseases (Schmidt, 2011).Nevertheless, although the crude mortality rate from non-communicable …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666560323000658

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Health in Brazil - Statistics & Facts Statista

(4 days ago) WebPublic opinion on select issues as biggest health problems facing people in Brazil as of 2023 Premium Statistic GDP share of health expenditure in Brazil 2014-2029

https://www.statista.com/topics/5030/health-in-brazil/

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Health care problems: leading concerns Brazil 2023 Statista

(5 days ago) WebNov 17, 2023. A survey conducted in Brazil found that mental health was ranked as the biggest health care concern facing people in the country among selected issues, with …

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338413/public-opinion-biggest-health-care-problems-brazil/

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Brazil's Flooded South Sees First Deaths From Disease, as Experts …

(1 days ago) WebHealth officials in Brazil say the first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease have been reported in the country's south, where floodwaters are slowly …

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-22/brazils-flooded-south-sees-first-death-from-disease-as-experts-warn-of-coming-surge-in-fatalities

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Brazil's flooded south sees first deaths from disease, as experts …

(9 days ago) WebSAO PAULO (AP) — The first two deaths from waterborne bacterial disease were reported in southern Brazil, where floodwaters were slowly receding, and health …

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-floods-disease-climate-14d0ece399f5a49dbbde5d0a13d526f1

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WHO acknowledges contributions in tobacco control from public …

(1 days ago) WebWashington D.C. 23 May 2024 (PAHO) – Public health and law professionals, a congresswoman, and civil society organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and …

https://www.paho.org/en/news/23-5-2024-who-acknowledges-contributions-tobacco-control-public-health-leaders-and

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Health Effects of Vaping Smoking and Tobacco Use CDC

(Just Now) WebNicotine. Most e-cigarettes, or vapes, contain nicotine, which has known adverse health effects. 1. Nicotine is highly addictive. 1. Nicotine is toxic to developing fetuses and is a …

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/e-cigarettes/health-effects.html

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The Brazilian health system: history, advances, and challenges

(3 days ago) WebBrazil is a country of continental dimensions with widespread regional and social inequalities. In this report, we examine the historical development and components of the …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60054-8/fulltext

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Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them …

(4 days ago) WebThat problem also feeds Brazil’s issues with crime. As the floods came into the glitzy state capital, so too did criminals ready to loot. In the past couple of weeks, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/climate/brazil-floods-social-problems-intl/index.html

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Work-related health and safety issues must be paid for by …

(7 days ago) WebMoreover, while individual taxpayers contribute to public health-care spending, organizations such as Amazon do as well. Amazon disclosed its Canadian tax …

https://theconversation.com/work-related-health-and-safety-issues-must-be-paid-for-by-employers-not-the-public-229162

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WebInvestigating the potential public health benefit of jail-based screening and treatment programs for chlamydia. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Mar 1;177(5):463-73. doi: …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

(4 days ago) WebItem 1 of 5 Venezuelan refugee Xavier Velasquez holds his dog at a shelter after his house was destroyed by floods, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, …

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/uprooted-by-brazil-floods-foreign-refugees-start-all-over-again-2024-05-17/

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Public Health and Social Ideas in Modern Brazil - PMC

(3 days ago) WebAbstract. Public health in Brazil achieved remarkable development at the turn of the 20th century thanks in part to physicians and social thinkers who made it central to their …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1913083/

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Healthy Eating Pyramid – The Nutrition Source

(4 days ago) WebVegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy oils, and healthy proteins like nuts, beans, fish, and chicken should make it into the shopping cart every week, along with a little yogurt or …

https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/healthy-eating-pyramid/

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BARK Air, a new airline for dogs, launches its first flight : NPR

(8 days ago) WebBy. Rachel Treisman. BARK Air officially launched this week, completing its first flight from New York to Los Angeles on Thursday. It also flies to London and aims to add …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/26/nx-s1-4975744/bark-air-dog-airline-first-flight

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Whales Have an Alphabet - The New York Times

(Just Now) WebFeaturing Carl Zimmer. Produced by Alex Stern , Stella Tan , Sydney Harper and Nina Feldman. Edited by MJ Davis Lin. Original music by Elisheba Ittoop , Dan …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/podcasts/the-daily/whales-song.html

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Brazil's health system functionality amidst of the COVID-19 …

(2 days ago) WebThe Brazilian Government did not consider that socioeconomically vulnerable states were at a higher risk of being impacted by the overburden of the health system …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00039-4/fulltext

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Queensland chief health officer declares 'public health alert' over

(5 days ago) WebJohn Gerrard has declared a "public health alert" over the rise in mental health issues among the state's young people, coinciding with the emergence of smart …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-21/social-media-harms-young-people-mental-health-queensland/103872476

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Top problems facing the US: Inflation, affordable health care Pew

(6 days ago) Web2. Top problems facing the U.S. Inflation and the affordability of health care top the public’s list of the biggest problems facing the country, with 62% of Americans …

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/05/23/top-problems-facing-the-u-s/

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Microplastics detected in human testicles, troubling researchers

(1 days ago) WebResearchers have detected microplastics in human testicles. Whether it's our bloodstream, brain, or lungs, microscopic fragments of plastic seem to turn up every time …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/22/1252831827/microplastics-testicles-humans-health

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