O vírus Chikungunya é um alfavírus re-emergente que tem como vetor mosquitos do género Aedes. É endémico em África e, nos últimos anos, propagou-se para o Oceano Índico, Ásia e Américas, onde causou vários grandes surtos. Desde 2007 têm-se verificado pequenos surtos com transmissão autóctone no sul da Europa, dada a expansão do Aedes albopictus para este território. Causa doença aguda caracterizada por febre, c...
The global debate on scientific research policy for human health has been led by World Health Organisation with important contributions from other stakeholders such as Council on Health Research for Development, the World Bank and the Global Forum for Health Research. Recently it has been dominated by the thematic agendas of major global financiers. There is a growing interest worldwide in making better use of ...
Background: Cape Verdean doctors have always graduated abroad. The first experience of pre-graduate medical education in Cape Verde begun in October 2015. Counting how many doctors Cape Verde has, knowing who they are, and knowing how they are distributed are very important to help fine-tune the medical training. The aim of this study is to analyze the evolution of the medical workforce in Cape Verde to support...