Brazil News News Brazil » Health: Health in Brazil's election
Ahead of a presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, experts outline what is at stake for health. Luke Taylor reports from Rio de Janeiro.
News Brazil » Health: Brazil's health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic
The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs. They were ...
News Brazil » Health: Rising Cyber Threats to Brazil’s Health Sector Highlighted in New Health-ISAC Report
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health-ISAC, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring resilience in the global health sector, has released a new report warning of intensifying ...
News Brazil » Health: Rui Brandão Sees Opportunity In Brazil’s Mental Health Evolution
As Brazil advances its regulatory environment to encourage corporate practices that foster mental health, Rui Brandão, founder of healthtech Zenklub, sees opportunities ahead for providing integrated ...
News Brazil » Health: Brazil's Digital Healthcare Boom Faces Critical Hurdles, Reveals Black Book Research
New survey insights from Brazilian healthcare leaders highlight financial, regulatory, and interoperability barriers limiting EHR expansion despite significant investments. MIAMI, April 15, 2025 ...
News Brazil » Health: New Health and Safety Action Required for Brazil Employers – Psychosocial Risks
In recent years, the importance of addressing psychosocial risks in the workplace has gained significant attention. In Brazil, new regulations are being implemented to ensure employers take these ...
News Brazil » Health: Lula fires health minister amid new wave of COVID-19 in Brazil
Health workers on strike against the privatization of federal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. The banner reads “Nisia the enemy of the SUS [Public Health System]” [Photo: Mayara Alves/SINSPREV/RJ] ...
News Brazil » Health: Brazil auditors protest to affect meat health certification for another 8 days
SAO PAULO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brazil health auditors who oversee meat plants will continue to delay the issuance of international health certificates pending talks with the government next week as ...
News Brazil » Health: Brazilian researchers warn that health care for transgender people is under threat
Recent restrictions on public policies and health care for transgender people in several countries, including Brazil, threaten to dismantle existing care structures for this population and could lead ...
News Brazil » Health: Brazil's health minister skips trip to UN assembly due to visa limitations from Trump administration
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a joint statement with Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, at Planalto ...
News Brazil » Health: Major Expansion Of Primary Care In Brazil Linked To Decline In Unnecessary Hospitalization
In 1994 Brazil launched what has since become the world’s largest community-based primary health care program. Under the Family Health Program, teams consisting of at least one physician, one nurse, a ...
News Brazil » Health: Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas
Record numbers of cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in the Southern Hemisphere summer, and the surge is likely to move north. Brazil is experiencing a massive outbreak of dengue ...