Public policies
Covid-19
Fewer vaccines for those who want them
In low- and middle-income countries the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated is considerably higher than in richer countries
By Redação
Data
R&D intensity in national productive structures
Of the various data used to calculate a country’s GDP, the output of different economical sectors is of particular importance
By Redação
Information technology
Brazil’s electronic voting machine comes of age
Going digital brought agility and stability to a process that has been marked by fraud and distrust in the past
By Tiago Jokura
Political Sciences
The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature
The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed
By Redação
Data
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
By Redação
Public policy
Health under construction
Researchers propose a collaborative model to help prevent workplace accidents
COVID-19
Risk of death is higher among the poor in Chile
People under 40 living in poorer municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, are 3.1 times more likely to die from complications associated with COVID-19 than those who live in more affluent regions
By Redação
Education
More inclusive universities
Access to university education has expanded and is less socially unbalanced in Brazil
By Redação
Funding
Direct funding to Africa
In April, African health experts published an open letter in the journal Nature Medicine, addressed to international funders of studies on health problems in Africa
By Redação
Public health
Tuberculosis in prisons
Tuberculosis cases in the Latin American prison population increased by 269% between 2011 and 2017
By Redação