This article explores the position that Brazil occupies at international level and how this position is reflected in its foreign policy, especially in the health area.

They welcome presentations on any topic and time period and especially hope to receive submissions that speak to this year’s theme of Materiality Medica.

EDITOR’S LETTER · text in English | Spanish BIOETHICS AND DIPLOMACY IN THE HEALTH DOSSIER Presentation Paiva, Carlos Henrique Assunção; Santana, José Paranaguá de · text in English | Portuguese ANALYSIS South-South Cooperation: Brazilian experiences in South America and Africa Santos, Roberta de Freitas; Cerqueira, Mateus...

The project features selected and rare films from the National Library of Medicine´s audiovisual collection.

They criticized Brazilian authorities for inaction towards the water crisis and for lack of transparency. They also warned of the risk of social unrest.

The material available in the Cambridge University Library hold nearly the entire collection of Darwin’s working scientific papers.

EDITOR’S NOTE · text in English | Portuguese ANALYSIS The discourse of sexual excess as a hallmark of Brazilianness: revisiting Brazilian social thinking in the 1920s and 1930s Oliveira, Cristiane · abstract in English | Portuguese     · text in English | Portuguese On slaves and genes: “origins” and “processes” in genetic studies...

Latest issue of HCS-Manguinhos features various topics. From Ebola to traditional Andean medicine.

Among other topics, this issue analyze the successes and failures of the Chilean healthcare system under the AUGE plan in rural areas.

Brazilian deforestation is estimated to have fallen 18 per cent this year, but this may be misleading, say experts.