Opinion: Brazil’s Zikalympics?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio, relax! The Olympic and Paralympic Games are safe,...
June 20, 2016Topic
Ministry of Health
Brazil Dismisses New Causes Linked to Microcephaly
Rumors that tainted vaccines or contaminated water might be the cause of microcephaly in the country were quickly dismissed by...
February 16, 2016
Microcephaly Cases Linked to Zika Virus Surge in Brazil
Number of microcephaly cases rise to 3,174 in 2015, while in the entire year of 2014 only 147 cases of...
January 6, 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
Annual Flu Vaccination Campaign Starts in Brazil
The Ministry of Health hopes to immunize at least 39.7 million people until May 22nd
May 4, 2015
Foreign Doctors Arrive in Brazil: Daily
Six hundred and forty-four doctors from abroad arrived in Brazil between August 23-25 to take part in the Programa Mais...
August 26, 2013
Dengue Fever Cases Triple in Brazil: Daily
The ministry of health reported today that the number of dengue fever cases in the country was three times higher...
February 26, 2013
Fears of Infectious Disease Outbreak
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the death toll from the flooding and mudslides...
January 18, 2011
Dengue Cases on the Rise in Brazil
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian Ministry of Health has released a statement reporting an...
June 1, 2010