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Conditional cash transfers can significantly reduce AIDS incidence, mortality among Brazil's most vulnerable women

The world's largest conditional cash transfer program, the Bolsa Família Program (BFP), is associated with a substantial reduction in AIDS cases and deaths, especially among brown and black women with ...
UNHCR

World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, December 1 (UNHCR) - Refugees from a deprived area of the coastal Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social ...
Managingip.com

Brazil threatens Roche AIDS patent

Pharmaceutical companies are once again on the back foot in Brazil after the government indicated that it intends to challenge a patent owned by Roche, which protects its anti-AIDS drug Nelfinavir. In ...
EurekAlert!

Conditional cash transfers significantly reduce AIDS incidence and mortality among brazil’s most vulnerable women

A landmark study involving more than 12 million Brazilian women over nine years indicates that the Bolsa Família Programme significantly reduced AIDS incidence by up to 47% and AIDS-related mortality ...