HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (ImPrEP) project in Brazil, Mexico and Peru launched. Coordinated by the National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas(INI/Fiocruz), the project aims to contribute to the implementation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a strategy for HIV prevention in the three countries, focusing on population groups most exposed to the virus.
Chinese delegation of health and genomics experts visitsed the Fiocruz campus in Rio de Janeiro in the last week of June to discuss future scientific partnerships between Brazil and the Asian country. Partnership to be launched soon, says Fiocruz representative. Genomics and global health emergencies are among the priorities.
Interview with awarded Peruvian historian Marcos Cueto on the main characteristics of health history in Latin America. Discontinuities, tendencies to think in the short term, a tense relation between cultures, and efforts to create an egalitarian health define the continent, says him.
