Chagas disease study in Paraguay supports use of rapid tests to improve access to diagnosis
Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The results of this research, ...
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As the rainforest gets drier, Amazon Indigenous groups thirst for clean water
In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...
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Landmark study of Chagas disease in Paraguay supports use of rapid tests to improve access to diagnosis
Rapid tests could be used to diagnose Chagas disease in resource-limited areas. The results of this research show that the prevalence of Chagas in an indigenous community in Paraguay is six times ...
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Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact
Brazilian authorities say a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s ...
Young Indigenous man makes brief contact with modern world after wandering from isolated tribe in the Amazon rainforest
A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to ...
Isolated Indigenous man makes brief contact with outside world, then returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest
A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to ...
Indigenous Man From Uncontacted Tribe Shows Up in Brazilian Village
The young man from an Indigenous Amazonian tribe is receiving medical treatment, while authorities prepare to attempt ...
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In the high Andes, a dream to restore a special forest takes root
Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...
Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, ...
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Indigenous peoples and just energy transition
A just and fair transition to a real net-zero future without carbon emissions should be at the center of policymaking in Southeast Asia. If the region seeks to emerge as a trailblazer in this ...
Their sacred land was a gift for their courage. Yet Maká people in Paraguay fight for its ownership
Given their courage during the war between Paraguay and Bolivia in the 1930s, the Maká people were given a piece of land that ...