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Gustavo S. Azenha

Researcher at Columbia University

Publications -  9
Citations -  495

Gustavo S. Azenha is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Global health & Health education. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 9 publications receiving 422 citations. Previous affiliations of Gustavo S. Azenha include American Cancer Society.

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Planning cancer control in Latin America and the Caribbean

Paul E. Goss, +75 more
- 01 Apr 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the findings of their Cancer Commission and their recommendations to encourage Latin American stakeholders to redouble their efforts to address this increasing cancer burden and to prevent it from worsening and threatening their societies.
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The role of breast cancer civil society in different resource settings

TL;DR: In high income countries, NGOs were typically survivor-led, breast cancer-specific NGOs were prominent, and NGOs had a more prominent focus on research, advocacy and legal rights compared to other resource settings.
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Recommendations towards an integrated, life-course approach to women's health in the post-2015 agenda.

TL;DR: The focus of the realignment should be on ensuring that health systems have the capacity to equitably provide health services to women throughout their lifecourse and on maximizing collective efforts to meet women's health needs in all settings, even the poorest.
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Ribeirinho Food Regimes, Socioeconomic Inclusion and Unsustainable Development of the Amazonian Floodplain

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore de maniere critique le developpement durable de l'Amazonie, examining the changements dans l'acquisition des aliments and les habitudes alimentaires.
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Contemporary urbanization in the Brazilian Amazon: food markets, multisited households and ribeirinho livelihoods

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze contemporary ribeirinho food acquisition and consumption practices, giving special attention to the important role of roving riverine markets in food regimes, which serve as a connective tissue in the Amazon, linking settlements throughout the region socially, economically, and environmentally.