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Luciana Souza, MD, compares two different chest x-rays of a patient as she talks to a colleague at a field hospital set up to treat COVID-19 patients.

Health, Latin America, and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

Multiple crises burden health systems in the region, but AI offers potential for progress

Urbanization
A technician of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation inspects an Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Sloth Fever: Latin America's Oropouche Epidemic

by Rômullo José Costa Ataídes

Without global collaboration and action to address root causes, Oropouche fever is likely to continue spreading

Global Patchwork of EpiPen Availability: A global survey shows that some regions lack access to epinephrine auto-injectors, which are critical for anaphylaxis treatment
Trade

Why Brazil Needs EpiPens

by Rômullo José Costa Ataídes, Marcos Campos, João Vitor Perez de Souza, Gabriele Nascimento de Oliveira, Natan Nascimento de Oliveira

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

People walk in a flooded area in the Cavalhada neighborhood after heavy rains.
Environment

Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness

by Jill Langlois

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

A jararacussu snake is seen at Butantan Institute.
Poverty

The Mathematical Solution to Snakebites

by Carrie Arnold

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

Walter Godinho is seen at his chard plantation in Piedade, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
Food

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

by Jill Langlois

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

BRICS leaders pose for a picture at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023.
Governance

Blocs, the BRICS, and Global Health

by David P. Fidler

Recent geopolitical moves further reshape the international context for global health

Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Gabriel Azevedo, sporting a grey t-shirt, rides a bike in front of tall trees at Praça da Liberdade, one of the most important touristic sites of Belo Horizonte, Brazil in July 2020.
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

women dressed in traditional flamenco dresses walk in a city square
Gender

A Look at Women's Protests

by Caroline Kantis, Lillian Posner

A snapshot of women-led protests around the world

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to deliver remarks on the COVID response and vaccination program at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2021.
Governance

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

by Celia Almeida

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

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks at an event in Minsk, Belarus, September 17, 2020.
Governance

Leading by Example: COVID-19 Infections at the Highest Levels of Government

by Priyanka Sethy, Samantha Kiernan

Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Poverty

Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

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

Monica Samudio, 46, whose husband Jorge Garcia, 51, died from coronavirus looks out of her window in Mexico City on April 29, 2020. Samudio faced discrimination when she contracted the disease. Picture shows the woman looking out her window and partially reflected in the glass. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Governance

Estimating the Latin Wave of Coronavirus

by Rafael Lozano

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

Cooking jackets are laid down and displayed as part of a COVID-19 protest by workers of the cafe and restaurant business demanding more help from the government in Brussels, Belgium, on May 7, 2020. The photo shows an array of shirts, mostly white but a few black ones, laid out over thousands of square feet of a lawn. It's a striking photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Poverty

A Call for Global Solidarity

by Amanda McClelland

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