OBJECTIVE: Occupation of Palestine was structured through a colonialist and orientalist discourse. Since 1948, Israeli policies have generated a wide range of abuses against Palestinians. This work aimed to analyze the impacts on the health and quality of life of Palestinians resulting from the Israeli occupation METHODS: Narrative Review of literature about impacts caused by the Israel occupation on Palestinians’ health and quality of life. RESULTS: Palestine has 2.45 million people that requires some form of humanitarian assistance. The current situation is due to constant invasion of Palestinian territories by Jewish settlements and the rigid control of conquered territories, which prevents the population from accessing basic rights such as health and food. CONCLUSION: International humanitarian aid will not be enough to minimize the inequality experienced in the region, which is caused by the political context of coloniality and apartheid in the region.

OBJECTIVE: Due to the situation of growing poverty in the state of Minas Gerais and the tuberculosis’ severity, a pathology associated with poor living conditions, it is necessary to study the incidence of new cases of this pathology so that public health measures can be taken to revert this scenario. So, the objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of notified cases of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais between 2015 and 2020. METHODS: The number of confirmed and notified cases of tuberculosis in the state of Minas Gerais from 2015 to 2020 was collected in the Information System of Notifiable Diseases of the IT department of the Brazilian Unified Health System (DATASUS), through the Tabnet system. Between 2015 and 2020, 24717 new cases of tuberculosis were reported in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. RESULTS: Regarding the year, 4053 occurred in 2015, 4071 in 2016, 4055 in 2017, 4214 in 2018, 4349 in 2019 and 3975 in 2020. CONCLUSION: For all of the foregoing, the great significance and need for attention focused on the prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis is highlighted.

OBJECTIVE: Food and nutritional security is the realization of everyone’s right to regular and permanent access to quality food. In 2011 45% of children deaths in Brazil were related to malnutrition, which contributes to the maintenance of poverty and inequality. METHODS: Data were collected from GBD Compare tool, between 1990 and 2019. The theoretical foundation was carried out through research on database platforms. RESULTS: Reduction of the rates of protein-energy malnutrition through the years was evidenced, on average a reduction of 6,2% every 10 years in all ages. The period of significant drop in food insecurity coincides with the implementation of specific policies for this purpose, and income redistribution policies, such as the Bolsa Família. CONCLUSIONS: The data showed that the situation of malnutrition in Brazil has decreased over the years, however the structural cause of food insecurity has not been removed.

OBJECTIVE: The WHO classified Covid-19 as a pandemic in March 2020, immunization being the best option to prevent its spread. In Brazil, vaccination has been carried out since January 2021. This study aims to investigate if mass immunization against Covid-19 has brought mortality reduction. METHODS: An original, quantitative, and documentary research. For theoretical basis, a narrative literature review was performed. The inclusion criteria were articles published between 2020 and 2021, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The database used was the Virtual Health Library, using the following descriptors: "Vaccination", "Efficacy", "Mortality", "Coronavirus". RESULTS: Mortality rates increased between February and April, with a peak of 12.86% deaths per million inhabitants. During this period, even though population vaccination had started, the arrival of new viral variants, alike Delta, and the lack of compliance with social isolation measures contributed so that mortality remained high. From June onwards, the Covid-19 mortality rate declined continually. This is related to the increase in vaccination, going from 12.11% at the beginning of June to 31.05% of individuals partially vaccinated at the end of September. CONCLUSION: The Covid-19 pandemic is a serious public health problem, with Brazil being one of the most affected countries. Only in mid-April, with the expansion of the distribution of immunizing agents, mortality rates started dropping. However, we cannot minimize the number of deaths, which so far reaches 500 deaths per day. Thus, it is necessary to maintain protective measures and population vaccination so that the pandemic can come to an end.

OBJECTIVE: Analyze the mental health of incarcerated people and how this issue has been addressed among government entities to improve the well-being of these individuals, considering prevalent disorders and socioeconomic factors. METHODS: Research in Pubmed scientific database with the application of the descriptors "mental disorders" and "incarceration”. RESULTS: A great predominance of certain mental disorders among the incarcerated population was observed within the articles analyzed. However, even with some government measures, there’s been identified a gap in public politics to improve and individualize health care. CONCLUSION: The literature analyzed focused the study of the incarcerated population attached to specific diseases and drug abuse, which mostly reinforces stigmas already strongly vinculated to this social group. Nevertheless, it also shown that they need more attention, humanized treatments, security of rights and the government protection over any kind of discrimination. In conclusion, it is yet to determine if the high prevalence of mental disorders in prison can be configured as a precedent or a consequence of incarceration.

OBJECTIVE: Food and nutritional security is the realization of everyone’s right to regular and permanent access to quality food. In 2011 45% of children deaths in Brazil were related to malnutrition, which contributes to the maintenance of poverty and inequality. METHODS: Data were collected from GBD Compare tool, between 1990 and 2019. The theoretical foundation was carried out through research on database platforms. RESULTS: Reduction of the rates of protein-energy malnutrition through the years was evidenced, on average a reduction of 6,2% every 10 years in all ages. The period of significant drop in food insecurity coincides with the implementation of specific policies for this purpose, and income redistribution policies, such as the Bolsa Família. CONCLUSIONS: The data showed that the situation of malnutrition in Brazil has decreased over the years, however the structural cause of food insecurity has not been removed.

OBJECTIVE: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive and radiation-free monitoring technique. The evaluation of EIT results can guide the effectiveness of different therapies, enabling better decisions, standardized behavior, and optimization in the use of resources. The objective is to characterize the use of electrical impedance tomography in the neonatal and pediatric population. METHODS: This is a systematic review, in which articles without language restrictions that addressed the applicability of electrical impedance tomography in the neonatal and pediatric population were analyzed. This review followed the PRISMA recommendations (Key Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis). RESULTS: A total of 309 studies were found, of which 302 were excluded according to the eligibility criteria, and 7 were included. All studies investigated the applicability of EIT as an assessment tool for pediatric or neonatal patients. EIT was shown to be effective in evaluating ventilation before extubation, comparing transverse alterations and total lung volume, evaluating the effects of body and head positions on the spatial distribution of ventilation, for potential diagnostic use in pediatric patients with asthma, feasible as a complementary tool in the assessment of community-acquired pneumonia in children, monitoring ventilation and perfusion in newborns and critically ill children, and evaluating recent advances in EIT related to cardiopulmonary imaging. CONCLUSION: EIT has been shown to be an effective monitoring technique for pediatric and neonatal patients. Future studies are needed to improve clinical practice.