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The effectiveness of the universal health right: the Portuguese, Brazilian and Cape Verde cases 

The authors give us an analysis of the Portuguese, Cape Verde and Brazilian primary healthcare system. They highlight aspects related to health right and its effectiveness assurance in primary healthcare systems and services organization. In addition, they focus their evolution, the main strategies used and remain challenges, those which need to be surpassed. Moreover, the authors emphasize […]
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Little history of RIDES-Tuberculosis in the Framework of the Strategic Plan 2009-2012 for cooperation in health of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem world-wide. In 2016, theWHO launched an appeal to governments, communities, civil society and the private sector to be “United to EndTuberculosis”, promoting the dialogue and collaboration that unites people and communities to implement new ways to end the epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and in particular of drug-resistant TB […]
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Regulation in Health System

Economy regulation is translated in the formulation, implementation and effectiveness of target rules to economic target agents. These rules assurance their balanced function, according to specific public objectives. Health sector has specificity’s that make it different from others goods and services markets. Moreover, the health regulation objectives want to guarantee the universal access to publicly financed […]
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Global Collaborative Knowledge Network

Collaborative transnational research and action to promote health for all can be translated as Global Health. The 21st century brought the need for teams to increasingly work on scientific and technological research networks because of the sheer volume of data in this new millennium. New models of work need to be created to accelerate the […]
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About GHTM

GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International & Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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