Brazil

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Why Brazil Needs EpiPens

Easy access to anaphylaxis treatments such as epinephrine injectors is vital to preventing serious outcomes

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

A failure to create and implement policies for climate-related disasters left Brazil unprepared

Poverty

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

A Duke University team develops a math model to better distribute antivenom to the Amazonas

Food

What Brazil’s “Poison Package” Means for Global Food Supplies

New legislation could weaken regulations on pesticide use, allowing for temporary approvals before risks are reviewed

Governance

Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health

Recent geopolitical moves further reshape the international context for global health

Governance

In Brazil, a City Councilor from Belo Horizonte Has Big Plans

Gabriel Azevedo quotes de Tocqueville, owns a jazz bar, and rides a bike—he's the modern leader his hometown needs

Gender

A Look at Women's Protests

A snapshot of women-led protests around the world

Governance

Health Security and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Health and Security for Whom?

The pandemic proves that "health security" should no longer drive global health policy

Poverty

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

Governance

Estimating the Latin Wave of Coronavirus

Projections show potential impact of COVID-19 on Latin America—Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador among the hardest hit

Poverty

A Call for Global Solidarity

If COVID-19 has taught anything, it's that we are one world—and a world where many places need money and technical help

Governance

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health

Turning the tide on the pandemic and achieving greater global health security demands stronger community health systems

Trade

Coronavirus in Latin America

How will the region cope with COVID-19 pressure on health care systems, weak economies, and unstable politics