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The responsibility of democracies toward global health

27 October 2026 at 14:53

I had to be dismissed by the Trump administration in 2025 before I truly understood how fragile the fabric of our society in the United States had become. Values we had long regarded as universal — such as ending world hunger, HIV, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases — suddenly became political bargaining chips. I never imagined the day would come when my country would abruptly and recklessly cut off supplies of medical equipment, emergency food, and rape kits destined for some of the world’s poorest people, with a death toll that is hard to calculate.

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A woman and a girl protect themselves from mosquito bites in Tehatta, West Bengal (India), on August 20.

Taxa de incidência de malária acelerou em 2025 em Cabo Verde

19 October 2026 at 18:23
O INE cabo-verdiano alerta para subida da taxa de incidência de 0,11 para 0,29 por mil habitantes. País certificado pela OMS como livre de malária em 2024.

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Apesar da trajetória recente, o valor continua abaixo do máximo da série, de 0,83 casos por mil habitantes, registado em 2017
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