A health administrator from Rio Grande do Sul analyzes the state’s situation and sees a lack of coordination and the risk of misusing public funds in the upcoming municipal elections

The director of the Municipal Health Foundation in São Leopoldo, one of the cities hardest hit by the floods, provides an account of the current situation from the perspective of healthcare workers

Floods in Rio Grande do Sul call for immediate interventions to tackle health effects and long-term mental health repercussions. Calls to implement a National Environmental Health Policy increase among researchers and activists

Experts agree that the benefits of telehealth programs are clear, but they warn that without massive investment in public technologies, there is a major risk of handing over health data to foreign corporations

Lula’s government is fulfilling his promise to health movements by progressing works on the Health Economic-Industrial Complex, with the aim to provide Brazil’s health system with independence from transnational corporations

Progress in protecting public healthcare under the Lula government in 2023, yet challenges loom ahead

After a prolonged period of dismantling, the principles of psychiatric health reform appear to be resurging at the forefront of policies in Brazil. However, there is a substantial amount of work ahead to undo the setbacks that have occurred, writes Outra Saúde

In an interview with Outra Saúde, Ileana Morales from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health talks about how the country was ready for COVID-19 due to pre-established medical protocol. She also explains the process by which vaccines were developed