Five on Friday: Brazil Fights H.I.V. With Free Preventive Drug and the Premature Birth Report Card

Happy Friday to you! Here are five pieces that caught our attention at our Migrant Clinicians Network offices this week. What did you read? Share it with us on Facebook.

Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in Youths With Free Preventive Drug

Jessica, Fundraising and Foundation Relations Associate, sent around the New York Times article, “Brazil Fights H.I.V. Spike in Youths With Free Preventive Drug,” which sparked plenty of MCN conversation. Lasz, Co-Chief Medical Officer, responded, “Glad to know that Brazil makes Truvida available at about $23 a month, compared to $1,600 a month in the USA. I appreciate the science that went behind the making of this drug available to the public. I also appreciate a health care system that delivers it to those who need it without bankrupting the recipient.” Candace, Specialist in Clinical Systems and Women’s Health, noted, “for a clinical perspective on PrEP, there's a good webinar.”

2017 Premature Birth Report Card

Candace also sent out the following: “Others may not find this information as interesting as I do, but the report from the March of Dimes on premature birth rate breaks statistics down by state, race, and ethnicity. Overall, a discouraging picture.”

Poll: Discrimination Against Women Is Common Across Races, Ethnicities, Identities

Alma, Senior Program Manager of Environmental and Occupational Health, shared this week’s NPR poll: “Discrimination Against Women Is Common Across Races, Ethnicities, Identities.”

Are Farmworkers & Immigrants Being Left Behind Amid Raging Southern California Wildfires?

Claire, Writer and Editor, shared this Democracy Now! Piece detailing how farmworkers continue to work despite hazardous air quality in Southern California, and voicing concerns over disaster preparation and response for Spanish-speaking rural communities. 

US Government Accountability Office’s new report on meat and poultry worker safety

Amy, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, shared the US Government Accountability Office’s new report on meat and poultry worker safety. 

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

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