Nísia Trindade de Lima: Pride of Fiocruz, pride of Brasil

In the most recent editor’s note of HCS-Manguinhos (vol. 30, 2023), scientific editor Marcos Cueto highlights the joy and optimism of having Nisia Trindade de Lima at the head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

Historia de la enfermedad de Chagas en Argentina

El artículo de Juan Pablo Zabala (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes/Conicet) presenta los puntos centrales de la trayectoria histórica de la enfermedad de Chagas en Argentina.

HCS-Manguinhos adopts the continuous publication system

The journal now has a single yearly edition, constantly updated with new content. Check out our new articles!

Health for all: Public Health Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

World Health Day was created to celebrate the World Health Organization’s birthday. This year, it will look at public health successes that have improved quality of life during the last seven decades. The dossier Public Health Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean offers five articles from different areas of knowledge, thematic fields, and approaches.

Maternología, eugenesia y sífilis en España durante el primer franquismo, 1939-1950

El artículo de Ramón Castejón-Bolea y María-Teresa Riquelme-Quiñonero publicado en 2022 en HCS-Manguinhos ha sido incluido en el Anuario InfoRUVID 2022, de la Red de Universidades Valencianas para el fomento de la Investigación, el Desarrollo y la Innovación.

Latin American sociology in the Cultural Cold War

The aim of this article is to investigate a little-known episode in the trajectory of the São Paulo-based sociologist Florestan Fernandes (1920-1995) and in the history of Latin American sociology in general.

Una perspectiva histórica del costo de vida en América Latina

Historia Critica es una publicación del departamento de Historia y Geografía de la Universidad de los Andes

Los logros y desafíos de la vacunación en Cuba: apoyo popular y falta de insumos

Para José Moya, representante de la OPS/OMS en Cuba, el lazo estrecho entre la comunidad y los servicios de salud genera una respuesta positiva y una aceptación de las vacunas.

Water and global health

In the 1980s, the UN implemented two large projects to guarantee sanitation and clean water for the population. This article by Christian McMillen, Professor of the Department of History at the University of Virginia examines both programs.

A National Movement for Vaccination

The Brazilian Ministry of Health recently launched the National Movement for Vaccination, intending to resume high vaccination coverage in the country. Even though Brazil is considered an international reference in this field, it has experienced setbacks in recent years.