Health

COVER

A panorama of rights

Brazil's pioneering Statute on Children and Adolescents marks 30 years promoting public policies for children

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COVID-19

Science under pressure

Political interference in the approval process may undermine public confidence in vaccine development, researchers warn

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UFRJ – 100 YEARS

100 vigorous years

Brazilian universities created a unique model to catch up from a late start

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The distance between dental research and treatment

The pandemic focuses attention on the debate regarding scientific production and dental care in the public healthcare system

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Public Policies

Bill 529 and state foundations

The FAPESP board of trustees recently analyzed Bill 529, submitted by the São Paulo state government to the Brazilian legislative assembly

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Public Policy

Opening faucets

Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy

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COVER

Varying investment in science

Countries increase spending on COVID-19, but levels of investment in research vary

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Memory

A working-class intellectual

Born 100 years ago, sociologist Florestan Fernandes developed a new way of looking at Brazil

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INTERVIEW

Ricardo Magnus Osório Galvão: The physicist who would not bend

Almost a year after being dismissed, the former director of INPE continues to warn that deforestation is out of control in the Amazon

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A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

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Difficult exit

Quarantine relaxation strategies differ around the country

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Each nation’s effort

Brazil’s government unfreezes funding for COVID-19 research, but will spend far less than developed countries

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COVER

Standing alone

Brazilian vaccine projects race to begin clinical trials next year

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COVID-19

Risk of increase in child labor

The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Pandemic

3.1 million lives saved in Europe

The strict social distancing and lockdown measures implemented in 11 European countries before May 4 may have prevented 3.1 million COVID-19 deaths

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