Brazilian city goes into complete lockdown to curb covid-19 spread
From noon yesterday, February 21st and until 11:59 PM next Tuesday February 23rd, the city of Araraquara, in the São...
February 22, 2021Topic
healthcare
Bolsonaro Meets Newly Elected Presidents of Chamber of Deputies, Senate
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday met with the new presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, and of...
February 4, 2021Brazil’s Health Ministry Says More than 96% of Mais Médicos Jobs Filled
The Ministry of Health in Brazil reported yesterday (November 25th) that 96.6 percent of the doctor positions left open in...
November 26, 2018
Rio Hospital Seeks Volunteer Interpreters for Olympics
The Public Company of Health of Rio de Janeiro (RioSaúde) is looking for forty volunteers who want to act as...
July 8, 2016
Health Centers Across Rio de Janeiro Offer H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Pregnant women, children aged six months to five years, elderly citizens and those with chronic renal failure can receive the...
April 26, 2016
Rio Authorities Warn of No Public Health Care for Olympic Tourists
Although the Brazil Health Ministry created a crisis cabinet, and announced sending R$45 million in aid, state authorities say it...
January 12, 2016
Healthcare System in State of Emergency in Rio de Janeiro
The healthcare system's state of emergency should cut through bureaucracy and streamline the transfer of federal funds to Rio de...
December 24, 2015
Foreign Investors Look to Brazil’s Health Sector
Foreign direct flows to Brazil totaled US$62 billion in 2014 and the country is now the fifth destination for foreign...
February 25, 2015
Rio Governor Pezão Announces Budget Cuts at Inauguration
Luis Fernando de Souza, known as Pezão (Big Foot), was sworn in as Rio de Janeiro’s state governor on Thursday,...
January 3, 2015