Comment on

• Violence and injuries in Brazil: the effect, progress made, and challenges ahead.

  Reichenheim ME, de Souza ER, Moraes CL, de Mello Jorge MH, da Silva CM, de Souza Minayo MC. Reichenheim ME, et al. Lancet. 2011 Jun 4;377(9781):1962-75. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60053-6. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561649
• The Brazilian health system: history, advances, and challenges.

  Paim J, Travassos C, Almeida C, Bahia L, Macinko J. Paim J, et al. Lancet. 2011 May 21;377(9779):1778-97. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60054-8. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561655
• Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges.

  Victora CG, Aquino EM, do Carmo Leal M, Monteiro CA, Barros FC, Szwarcwald CL. Victora CG, et al. Lancet. 2011 May 28;377(9780):1863-76. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60138-4. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561656
• Successes and failures in the control of infectious diseases in Brazil: social and environmental context, policies, interventions, and research needs.

  Barreto ML, Teixeira MG, Bastos FI, Ximenes RA, Barata RB, Rodrigues LC. Barreto ML, et al. Lancet. 2011 May 28;377(9780):1877-89. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60202-X. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561657
• Chronic non-communicable diseases in Brazil: burden and current challenges.

  Schmidt MI, Duncan BB, Azevedo e Silva G, Menezes AM, Monteiro CA, Barreto SM, Chor D, Menezes PR. Schmidt MI, et al. Lancet. 2011 Jun 4;377(9781):1949-61. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60135-9. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561658
• Health conditions and health-policy innovations in Brazil: the way forward.

  Victora CG, Barreto ML, do Carmo Leal M, Monteiro CA, Schmidt MI, Paim J, Bastos FI, Almeida C, Bahia L, Travassos C, Reichenheim M, Barros FC; Lancet Brazil Series Working Group. Victora CG, et al. Lancet. 2011 Jun 11;377(9782):2042-53. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60055-X. Epub 2011 May 9. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21561659