# South American vascular and breastfeeding health campaigns

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/south-american-vascular-health-campaigns
> Updated: 2026-08-04T12:29:22.000Z. Sources: 27. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026 Brazil’s Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular launched the August Blue and Red campaign, a month‑long effort to raise awareness of vascular diseases and stroke. The initiative emphasized lifestyle measures—blood‑pressure control, diet, exercise, smoking cessation—and urged rapid medical response to stroke symptoms. A few days later, on 3 August, the campaign was extended to Argentina, where local authorities and business groups introduced “Agosto Azul” with a focus on men’s health, adding free PSA testing, broader health screenings and vaccinations while still promoting vascular‑health education. Municipal health authorities across Brazil layered additional actions. São Gonçalo and other cities promoted the national “Agosto Dourado” breastfeeding drive, Araras distributed kits to pregnant women, and Pato Bragado offered PSA, HIV, hepatitis and cardiovascular screenings for men. A nationwide “Agosto Azul e Vermelho” component targeted women over 40 with education on vascular health, menopause‑related risks and lifestyle measures. On 4 August, the “Agosto Dourado” campaign intensified in Distrito Federal, Cerro Branco, Maceió, Porto Velho and Belo Horizonte, providing prenatal counseling, lactation guidance and community‑based support groups. New reports on 4 August show the breastfeeding programme expanding nationwide. Coordinators in Distrito Federal run workshops, information portals and donor‑milk banks; Maceió’s public milk banks supplied 1,229 L of donor milk between May 2022 and July 2026. Porto Velho offers continuous prenatal to post‑partum guidance, Cerro Branco joined the effort, Chapecó’s Hospital Regional do Oeste organised month‑long talks and support groups, and Francisco Beltrão launched a municipal incentive campaign with a photography contest. The same day, the national “Agosto Dourado” campaign added activities in Várzea Grande, where health secretariats hold lectures and dynamic sessions in basic health units.

## Claims

- Agosto Dourado is a Brazilian campaign established by Law 13.435/2017 to promote, protect and support breastfeeding. (corroborated by 6 sources)
- The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding up to two years. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Graça Cruz is the coordinator of Políticas de Aleitamento Materno in the Distrito Federal. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Maceió's public milk banks supplied a total of 1,229.467 L of donor human milk to public maternities between May 2022 and July 2026. (single source)
- Porto Velho's municipal health secretariat provides continuous breastfeeding support from prenatal visits through post‑partum home visits. (single source)
- Cerro Branco's municipal health secretariat joined the Agosto Dourado campaign to promote breastfeeding. (single source)
- Hospital Regional do Oeste in Chapecó organized a month‑long programme in August 2026 to encourage breastfeeding. (single source)
- Francisco Beltrão's municipal health secretariat opened registrations for a municipal breastfeeding incentive campaign that includes a photography contest. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-04: Brazil's Golden August campaign expands breastfeeding support across municipalities

Brazil's Golden August campaign mobilises municipalities to promote, protect and support breastfeeding, offering education, donor‑milk banks and community networks to boost exclusive nursing rates.

25 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/agosto-azul-campaign-promotes-mens-and-vascular-health-in-argentina-and-brazil

### 2026-07-29: Brazil Launches August Blue and Red Campaign to Prevent Vascular Diseases and Strokes

Brazil's SBACV promotes the August Blue and Red campaign urging prevention of vascular diseases and stroke, highlighting risk factors and urgent symptoms that caused over 87,000 deaths in 2022.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-launches-august-blue-and-red-campaign-to-prevent-vascular-diseases-and-strokes

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