In the Americas, one decade following its emergence in 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV)
continues to spread and cause epidemics across the region. To date, 3.7 million suspected …

This document provides a comprehensive summary of evidence on the current situation of
rare diseases (RDs) globally and regionally, including conditions, practices, policies, and …

Background COVID-19 spread rapidly in Brazil despite the country's well established health
and social protection systems. Understanding the relationships between health-system …

Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the
health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making …

Addressing the impacts and risks associated with observed and projected climate change
(Chapter 16) is fundamentally and intricately tied to the decision-making options available to …

In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Effective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health
capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify …

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

Background Determinants of vaccine acceptance are multifactorial, complex, and in most
cases, context-dependent. We determined the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination intention …

Importance Public health services, including cancer screening tests, have been affected by
the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic. Objective To investigate the pandemic's association …