The 100 Million (100M) Cohort in Brazil
Project Title: The 100 Million (100M) Cohort in Brazil
Geographic focus: Brazil
The project brings together social security data with health outcomes focusing on infectious diseases. It will enable the identification of the social determinants of health and improve the understanding of how to reduce inequalities in LMICs.
Project Lead: Prof Alastair Leyland
Project Website: cidacs
Brazilian Deprivation Index (BrazDep)
Project Title: Brazilian Deprivation Index (BrazDep)
Geographic focus: Brazil
The index is a small area deprivation measure for the whole country. It measures relative deprivation creating a scale from the least to the most deprived. The index is a useful tool to identify health inequalities and support policy and programme targeting.
Project Lead: Prof Alastair Leyland
Project website: NIHR