Inter Press ServiceAlexandre Padilha Topics https://www.ipsnews.net/topics/alexandre-padilha/ News and Views from the Global South Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 The debate on doctors in Brazil – in maps and graphs https://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/the-debate-on-doctors-in-brazil-in-maps-and-graphs/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/the-debate-on-doctors-in-brazil-in-maps-and-graphs/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:35:12 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://www.ipsnews.net/?p=127486

By IPS Correspondents
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 2013 (IPS)

The controversy is on: the authorities in Brazil say there are not enough medical professionals, and to resolve the problem, they decided to import this “non-traditional product”. Doctors, on the other hand, are opposed to both the diagnosis and the treatment. But there is one thing everyone agrees on: the areas suffering from a shortage of health professionals are the poor suburbs and impoverished areas in the hinterland and remote border areas. The situation in Brazil as compared to itself and to other countries can be seen in this series of interactive maps and graphs.

Data: Fabíola Ortiz. Design: Ignacio Castañares

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