Study finds Brazil's social programs prevented 1.4M deaths, expanding them could avert 1.3M deaths and 6.6M hospitalizations by 2030.

A study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health reveals Brazil's social programs, including primary healthcare, conditional cash transfers, and social pensions, have prevented 1.4M deaths across all ages in the past two decades. Expanding these programs could avert 1.3M deaths and 6.6M hospitalizations by 2030, especially vital during current global crises exacerbating poverty and socioeconomic conditions.