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Basic sciences for sustainable development

Luc Allemand, secretary general of the IYBSSD 2022: “Where clean water is guaranteed at the tap, you can thank chemists and microbiologists.”

Food for tought

October 16th the World Food Day was celebrated under the theme “Our Actions are our future”. We highlight some articles published in HCS-Manguinhos that address the issue of food.

Médicos, enfermeras y pacientes: entre la incertidumbre y las carencias en tiempo de COVID-19 en México

La investigadora Claudia Agostoni, de la UNAM, reflexiona sobre los problemas crónicos del sistema de salud de Mexico en el enfrentamiento a la Covid-19.

¡Madre y patria!

“El último libro de la investigadora Marisa Miranda es una obra crucial para el desarrollo de los estudios sobre las sexualidades, la eugenesia y los cuerpos en Argentina.” Acceda a la reseña de “¡Madre y patria!”.

Hygiene education in rural Colombia, 1930-1946

This article analyzes hygiene education programs during the first two liberal governments of the Liberal Republic and argues that public health programs did not reach their audience due to local clientelism and political corruption.

Translating History

On 24 May 2017, the UN General Assembly recognized the role of language professionals in connecting nations and fostering peace and declared 30 September as International Translation Day. To celebrate the International Translation Day, we made a selection of articles about different aspects of Brazilian history translated from Portuguese into English