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Citizens’ trust in the health care institutions as a neglected dimension in strategic health planning data from Guinea-Bissau

In this letter, we report on the level of trust in public and private sector institutions in the RGB, including health care institutions. Data were collected in a cross-sectional analytical study from RGB citizens, between 25 and 59 years of age, working for different financial and banking (n = 12) or other public (n = 46, related to the ministries of education, health, foreign affairs and finance) or private [for profit (n = 33) and not for profit (n = 21)] institutions in the country’s capital city, Bissau, who had completed secondary education.
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Chronic political instability and HIV/AIDS response in Guinea-Bissau: a qualitative study

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ The Republic of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa has a high HIV/AIDS disease burden and has experienced political instability in the recent past. Our study used qualitative methods to better understand key stakeholders’ perceptions of the effects of chronic political instability on the HIV/AIDS response in Guinea-Bissau from 2000 to 2015 and lessons learned […]
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Characterization of the Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Sialotranscriptome Profile in Response to Theileria equi Infection

ABSTRACT This study intends to characterize the sialotranscriptome profile of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in response to Theileria equi and identify genes of interest with differential genomic expression, indicating relevant targets in the tick–protozoan interactions. The experimental design consisted of RNA sequencing from uninfected and T. equi-infected R. microplus salivary glands (SGs) to obtain transcriptomic profiles for characterization and comparison. A total of […]
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Changes to virus taxonomy and to the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

ABSTRACT This article reports the changes to virus taxonomy approved and ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) in March 2021. The entire ICTV was invited to vote on 290 taxonomic proposals approved by the ICTV Executive Committee at its meeting in October 2020, as well as on the proposed revision of […]
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Catastrophic Sudden-Onset Disasters Are Followed by a Surge in Rehabilitation Demand

EDITORIAL The 2020 global challenges resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID19) were enormous. More specifically, important variations in health and functional outcomes continue to be of particular consequence to the physical medicine and rehabilitation community as it struggles to address surging physical, mental, or cognitive rehabilitation needs among COVID19 survivors. It is important to appreciate […]
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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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Funding

UID/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/04413/2025

UID/PRR/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR/04413/2025

UID/PRR2/04413/2025 - DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR2/04413/2025