WHO Director visits Fiocruz for cooperation in epidemiological intelligence
The implementation of a hub for Pandemic and Epidemiological Intelligence motivated WHO to promote the visit of a high delegation, led by the assistant director-general of the Division of Intelligence and Surveillance Systems for Emergencies in Health, Chikwe Ihekweazu, together with PAHO, to Fiocruz
Fiocruz/NIH Symposium: COVID-19 demands new ways to distribute vaccines
Organized by the Foundation and NIAID-NIH, the event debated 'Emerging and Persistent Global Health Threats'. Experts as Adrian Hill (photo) and Anthony Fauci pointed out that COVID-19 is far from eradication and demands new ways of distributing immunizations to the world
Foundation establishes cooperation with Pasteur Institute in Ceará
Fiocruz Ceará will receive a researcher from the Pasteur Institute and will start integrated research work, aiming at the installation of the Fiocruz-Pasteur Platform on the campus in Eusébio, Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza
Fiocruz will be representing Brazil at the BRICS Vaccine Center
The Institute of Technology in Immunobiologicals (Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz) will be the Brazilian representative at the BRICS Center for Vaccine Research and Development, with the goal of sharing experiences, information and training
Foundation and DNDi seal a strategic alliance and a partnership against dengue fever
In addition to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, the occasion sealed Strategic Research Alliance and the submission of a project to the Finep Public Notice for Neglected Diseases
Project for a new malaria vaccine receives Japanese support
In partnership with Tropical Medicine Foundation, institutions from Japan and the United Kingdom, Fiocruz Amazônia participates in a pre-clinical research project for a vaccine against the vivax variety of malaria
Research evaluates the effectiveness of four immunizing in cases of reinfection by COVID-19
Published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, a Fiocruz study demonstrates that even people previously infected with Sars-CoV-2 have increased levels of protection when vaccinated
Fiocruz promotes activities for the World Chagas Disease Day
Events online held by the Foundation and the launch of a series of articles mark the date of April 14. Some actions involve other countries, such as Cuida Chagas Project, developed with Colombia, Paraguay and Bolivia
Danish delegation, Inpi and Foundation discuss innovation in Health
Representatives of the Danish government and the National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi) visited Fiocruz as part of cooperation activities for innovation in Health between Brazil and the European country
Meeting celebrates a victorious partnership that received an international award
Project 'Digital technology and social participation in surveillance and definition of priority areas and actions for the control of yellow fever in Brazil is the result of a partnership between Fiocruz, the Ministry of Health and the Paraná and São José dos Pinhais Health Departments
Unitaid and Fiocruz are going to implement injectable PrEp against HIV in Brazil
With just six injections per year, the method proved to be more effective than daily oral PrEP in reducing the risk of infection with the virus. The announcement was made during the Fiocruz-Unitaid symposium
