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b'BRASILIA\\u2014Brazil is showing the world how best to improve a nation\\u2019s health. This is the impression given by findings published in a special series of articles in The Lancet medical journal documenting progress made in combating infectious disease, chronic disease, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and violence and trauma in Brazil. Professor Laura Rodrigues of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine \\u2014 among the Lancet authors contributing to this series \\u2014 explains why there\\u2019s been a massive reduction of the burden of infectious diseases in Brazil, and emphasises the paramount value of setting up well-organised, equitable health systems as the backbone of health policy.'