Abstract:The purpose of the event, attended by Brazilian and European researchers, was a historical discussion of health assistance from the perspectives of charity, philanthropy, and the state. The articles published in these pages are an invitation for you, as readers, to reflect on policy, assistance, and health through some particular prisms: the relation between healthcare services and hospital architecture, the cultural dynamics involved in birthing and midwife practices and values, the development of healthcare … Show more
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