This article discusses the guarantee of the right to health care and the exercise of citizenship in border areas between Brazil and the other MERCOSUR member countries, considering cross-border movement of persons and the demand on the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) by the population living along the borders. The goal is to debate the guarantee of the right to health, citizenship, free ...

Outlawing well established forms of assisted reproduction places obstacles in the path of couples who wish to attain their reproductive goals with medical assistance. One effect of restrictive reproductive laws that has received widespread attention is cross-border reproductive travel. In Europe, such travel is permitted by the policy of free movement of persons that is a cornerstone of the dem...

Introduction of eHealth tools and applications denotes the new era in health care sector and especially in health care networks. The telemedicine applications in cross-border areas, referred as a Cross-Border Health network, serve the improvement of the quality of life for the population in cross-border areas. In this work a framework for such a network concerning the collaboration between Gree...

banana xanthomonas wilt is a systemic disease of banana plants. we investigated the risk of spreading xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (xcm) through asymptomatic mature bunches. samples of banana fingers and rachis from markets within kampala, uganda and at border points of uganda with dr congo, tanzania, rwanda and kenya were tested for the presence of xcm through recovery of the bacteriu...

background vermilion irregularities are common secondary deformities after cleft lip repair, regressed or resected hemangiomas, trauma and tumor surgeries. vermilion deficiency attracts considerable attention and detracts from an otherwise excellent lip repair. minor and moderate vermilion defects can be corrected with upper lip advancement, rotation flaps, tongue flaps or grafts. major defects...

Purpose: The research aimed at investigating the pre-conditions and decision-making process by which physician-entrepreneurs adopt CBHCS as part of their business. Method: study uses case method investigation. Main results: Results showed that, in cases studied, international experience networking are relevant characteristics physician-entrepreneur, besides country reputation, cultural language...