In the months before Aruká Juma died this year from COVID-19, the last remaining male of the elusive warrior people that lives in Brazil's Amazon was passing on the tribe's traditions to one of his daughters, who was anointed chief a few years ago. Juma was the only fluent speaker of his people's language and held the tribe's ancestral memory in his head. But the pandemic cut short Juma's .
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since vaccination against Covid-19 started in Brazil, in January this year, citizens living in neighboring countries - and who also have Brazilian nationality - have been crossing the border to be immunized by the SUS (Brazil s Unified Health System).
As a result, states in this situation have requested additional doses from the Ministry of Health. The reverse has also been occurring: Brazilians travel to another country to be immunized, as is the case of people from Rio Grande do Sul who live near Uruguay and have doble chapa (dual citizenship). Because of this flow, the government . . .
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Each Brazilian community health worker gives primary care to about 200 families. Copyright: Dênio Simões/Agência Brasília, (Creative Commons).
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