An evaluation of efficacy of the auto-dissemination technique as a tool for Aedes aegypti control in Madeira, Portugal

Background The frequency and intensity of arboviral epidemics is steadily increasing and posing an intractable public health burden. Current vector control methods are proving ineffectual and despite progress in the development of high technology approaches, there is an urgent need for the development of tools for immediate implementation. Several studies suggest that the auto-dissemination of pyriproxyfen […]
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HIV/AIDS length of stay in Portugal under financial constraints: a longitudinal study for public hospitals, 2009–2014

Background The global financial crisis and the economic and financial adjustment programme (EFAP) forced the Portuguese government to adopt austerity measures, which also included the health sector. The aim of this study was to analyse factors associated with HIV/AIDS patients’ length of stay (LOS) among Portuguese hospitals, and the potential impact of the EFAP measures […]
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The Importance of Improving the Quality of Care Among HIV/AIDS Hospitalizations in Portugal

HIV affects almost 37.9 million persons globally, and an estimated 1.7 million new HIV infections occur in 2018 (1). While HIV/AIDS is taking a devastating toll on populations’ health, lives and families, the disease is imposing a serious economic burden on governments (2–4) being classified as the greatest single financial burden on healthcare systems globally […]
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Portuguese political cycles and the role of the State and private and social sectors in health

The relationship between the State, the social sector and the private sector has shifted in accordance with the dominant ideological mark of the political cycles. Throughout the 40 years of existence of the National Health Service (NHS), a common point subsists in each political cycle – the indispensability of the NHS qua a universalist system […]
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Anopheles aquasalis transcriptome reveals autophagic responses to Plasmodium vivax midgut invasion

BACKGROUND: Elimination of malaria depends on mastering transmission and understanding the biological basis of Plasmodium infection in the vector. The first mosquito organ to interact with the parasite is the midgut and its transcriptomic characterization during infection can reveal effective antiplasmodial responses able to limit the survival of the parasite. The vector response to Plasmodium […]
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An evaluation of efficacy of the auto-dissemination technique as a tool for Aedes aegypti control in Madeira, Portugal

HIV/AIDS length of stay in Portugal under financial constraints: a longitudinal study for public hospitals, 2009–2014

The Importance of Improving the Quality of Care Among HIV/AIDS Hospitalizations in Portugal

Portuguese political cycles and the role of the State and private and social sectors in health

Anopheles aquasalis transcriptome reveals autophagic responses to Plasmodium vivax midgut invasion

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