Brazil’s Measles and Polio Vaccination Program Extended in 11 States
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Polio and Measles Vaccination Campaign promoted by Brazil’s...
August 31, 2018Topic
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Rio de Janeiro Confirms Two Cases of Measles in Centro
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, July 9th, Rio de Janeiro's Secretary of Health...
July 10, 2018
Brazil Confirms 500 Cases of the Measles in Three States
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least three Brazilian states have confirmed outbreaks of measles...
July 5, 2018Child Education Center Celebrates 10 Years in Rio’s Complexo da Maré
More than 2,000 families from Complexo da Maré have benefited from the daycare provided by RioSolidario, with around 200 children...
April 8, 2018
Rio State Vaccinates 500,000 on Yellow Fever D-Day
Even with the rain in several regions of the state, about 500,000 people attended the vaccination sites on Saturday (January...
January 29, 2018
Rio de Janeiro State Confirms Third Yellow Fever Case
The State Health Department of Rio de Janeiro confirmed the third yellow fever case in the state this year, all...
March 22, 2017
Rio de Janeiro State Plans to Vaccinate 11 Million for Yellow Fever
The state of Rio de Janeiro has asked the Ministry of Health to be included in the yellow fever vaccine...
March 13, 2017
Minas Gerais State in Brazil Confirms 109 Cases of Yellow Fever
The number of confirmed cases of yellow fever in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais rose to 109, according to...
February 1, 2017
Organic Farming and Production Gains Ground in Rio’s Lakes Region
Government agencies are helping encourage sustainability in rural organic agriculture production with some recent success in Rio state.
January 20, 2017