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A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) visited Fiocruz from April 7th to 9th to take part in a seminar on microbial resistance with researchers from the Foundation. In addition to the workshop, the group also visited Fiocruz's units. On the last day of the visit, the deputy mayor of Beijing, Jin Wei, and his entourage, joined the group and signed an addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in April 2023 laying the foundations for cooperation between CAS and Fiocruz.
CAS and Fiocruz signed an addendum to the MoU that establishes the basis for…
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National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca (ENSP/Fiocruz) was designated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) as a Collaborating Center on Training and Strategic Development for Health Systems with Emphasis on Primary Health Care (PHC). The Foundation becomes one of the first institutions in Latin America to become a collaborating center on the subject, reinforcing its contributions in the field of global health.
This is not the first time that Ensp has become a collaborating center of PAHO/WHO. In 2024, the School's Department of Medicines Policy and Pharmaceutical…
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The study group ImPrEP CAB Brasil, an achievement of Fiocruz with the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with researchers from other institutions, gained prominence at the 32nd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) – one of the main scientific events in the area. The study presented by the group, in San Francisco, in the United States, evaluated the coverage of daily oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and long-term injectable PrEP among young people from populations most affected by HIV in Brazil. According to the authors, the long-term injectable modality has…
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) announced, on 4/11, the insertion of Carlos Chagas archive in the Memory of the World International Register. The announcement, which recognizes the historical and scientific value of the Brazilian physician and health worker's collection, comes close to World Chagas Disease Day, celebrated on Monday (4/14). The discovery of the complete cycle of the disease, in 1909, was due to the research conducted by the scientist.
Since 2008, the set that documents Chagas' professional and public trajectory has been part of the…
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The Presidency of Fiocruz deeply regrets the passing, on Monday (April 28), of its Vice President of Production and Innovation in Health, Marco Aurélio Krieger. He had held the position since 2017. Krieger would have turned 61 next Sunday (May 4) and had been battling cancer. The wake will take place over two days: Wednesday (April 30), from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Thursday (May 1), from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the chapel of the Israelite Cemetery, in the Água Verde neighborhood of Curitiba, Paraná. A private ceremony for family members will follow. The cremation will take place at the Pinheiros…
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation was created on May 25, 1900. It was first called Serum Therapeutic Institute. Initially the objective was produce serums and vaccines against the plague. After the designation of Oswaldo Cruz as director in 1902, the institution expanded its activities and became involved in research and experimental medicine
The foundation became the base for Oswaldo Cruz’s famous sanitation campaigns in Rio de Janeiro. That time the city suffered with epidemics of bubonic plague, yellow fever and smallpox. After bypass the critical situation in Rio, the foundation made scientific…
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Re-elected president of Fiocruz, Mario Moreira took office on April 4th for another four years. Re-elected on October 24th for the 2025-2028 term, he received 81.8% of the valid votes. The ceremony was held outdoors at the Pasteur Square, next to the famous Manguinhos Castle in Rio de Janeiro. Mario Moreira, the 28th president of Fiocruz, began his second term with the most diverse ethnic-racial and gender composition in the Foundation's history. Of the top management positions, including vice presidents and coordinators, 64% will be occupied by black people. Women will be in the majority,…
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The Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz) will take part in an unprecedented initiative by the Ministry of Health to expand access to rapid and long-acting insulin analogues for patients with type 2 diabetes in Primary Health Care. The Institute will play a key role in the Productive Development Partnership (PDP) for insulin glargine, formalized by the Ministry of Health on 4/2, in partnership with the biotechnology company Biomm and the Chinese pharmaceutical company Gan&Lee, so that the product becomes 100% national, reducing foreign dependence.
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A research carried out at the Carlos Chagas Institute (ICC/Fiocruz Paraná) opens up new perspectives for the treatment of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), the most common type of cancer in childhood. The work resulted in patents being granted in China in July 2024 and in the United States in December. The technology is still being analyzed for a patent in Canada, India, and the European Community. The discovery, made by researchers Tatiana Brasil and Nilson Zanchin and PhD student Stephanie Bath de Morais, proposes an innovative version of the human enzyme asparaginase, making the treatment…
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President of Fiocruz, Mario Moreira was elected president of the Pasteur Network last Friday (April 4). He succeeds Amadou Sall, CEO of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (Senegal). The Foundation has been part of the Pasteur Network since 2009 and became an official member in 2015; since then, it has been forging a path of cooperation in support of science, production, innovation, and the training of new talents for accessible healthcare for all, globally.
Recent years have demonstrated such efforts and Fiocruz's leadership role: in 2024, Moreira was elected as the regional representative of the…
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The President of Fiocruz, Mario Moreira, was honored as Commander of the Order of the Crown, one of the highest honors conferred by the King of Belgium, on Thursday (April 3). Established at the end of the 19th century, the title is granted to citizens who have rendered significant services to the Belgian state, particularly those who promote the life and rights of individuals.
The ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, Peter Claes, the president of Fiocruz, Mario Moreira, and the consul-geral of Belgium, Caroline Mouchart (photo: Peter Ilicciev)
In addition to honoring the work of Fiocruz, the…
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In an initiative that positions Ceará as a leading player in international scientific cooperation, Fiocruz, the Pasteur Institute, and the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last Tuesday (3/25) aimed at research, innovation, and training in the field of health. The ceremony took place at the Pasteur-Fiocruz Center for Immunology and Immunotherapy, in Eusébio (CE), and marked the consolidation of a strategic partnership between Brazil and France.
The director of the UFC, Custódio Almeida, the co-coordinators of the Pasteur-Fiocruz Center for…
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The National School of Public Health (ENSP/FIOCRUZ) and the Global Health Research Center of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in China will sign a cooperation agreement to tackle Minamata disease and mercury exposure among indigenous populations. The joint actions were discussed during the visit of the honorary professor of the Chinese institution, Kunihiko Yoshida, to Ensp/Fiocruz on March 19th and 20th. He was welcomed by the researchers and coordinators of the Environment, Diversity and Health group, Paulo Basta and Sandra Hacon, and by the International Cooperation advisor at…
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A review article led by researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) analyzes scientific evidence on the impact of the exposure of pregnant women to two types of chemical substances, which can damage the formation of the central nervous system of babies. Published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the study was carried out in partnership with scientists from the Florida International University and the University of Miami in the United States.
Used in various industrial processes and present in everyday products – such as non-stick pans, fire-fighting foams, waterproof and…
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Brazilian and foreign researchers dedicated to clinical trials in the country - or even abroad - can, as of 03/24, count on the help of Rebec@, the world's first generative artificial intelligence tested and trained to assist in the registration of clinical trials according to the guidelines of the global network International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), the World Health Organization's gold standard for information transparency. Rebec@ is one of the many innovations of the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBEC), a trilingual platform managed by Fiocruz's Vice-Presidency…
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A study coordinated by Fiocruz Amazônia on the problem of double burden of malnutrition among children in rural and urban areas of hard-to-reach municipalities in the state of Amazonas raises an alarm for the situation of children under 5, especially the most vulnerable in the context of climate crisis, as direct impacts on their growth and development are expected, as well as later negative effects in adulthood. The study, recently published in the scientific journal Frontiers Public Health, was carried out by researchers from various institutions, such as the Lancaster University (UK), the…
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A new study carried out by researchers from the National Institute of Women, Children and Adolescents Health Fernandes Figueira (IFF/Fiocruz) highlights the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding in strengthening babies' immunity against COVID-19. The research, which involved women vaccinated against the virus, revealed that human milk contains significant levels of neutralizing antibodies, especially among mothers who breastfeed exclusively.
The study by IFF/Fiocruz researchers Yasmin Amaral, Antonio Egídio Nardi, Daniele Marano, Ana Carolina da Costa, and Maria Elisabeth Moreira reveals that…
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Uma obra inovadora que mergulha no papel da linguagem no entendimento e na gestão dos riscos em diferentes campos do saber. Mary Jane Paris Spink parte de sua experiência como psicóloga social para apresentar uma abordagem única, fundamentada em teorias construcionistas e análises discursivas, investigando como a linguagem molda práticas, políticas e percepções em torno do risco.
Dividida em quatro partes, a obra inicia discutindo o surgimento e a evolução do conceito de risco na Modernidade, abordando desde sua etimologia até sua relação com a teoria das probabilidades. No segundo bloco, o…
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A obra que transcende os limites do relato biográfico e etnográfico para mergulhar em um testemunho pungente sobre a luta do povo Yanomami. Trinta anos após sua publicação original, o livro retorna em um momento crucial, refletindo a atual crise humanitária enfrentada por este povo, agravada pelas recentes invasões garimpeiras.
Narrado em terceira pessoa, Pellegrini utiliza uma abordagem que combina poesia e testemunho, criando uma narrativa metaetnográfica que desafia as fronteiras entre realidade e ficção. A construção de uma personagem central, que mescla as vozes do autor e dos Yanomami,…
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O livro explora as políticas de desenvolvimento na Amazônia durante o século XX, entre o Estado Novo e o início da ditadura militar. Com base em pesquisa histórica detalhada, o autor revela a maneira com que políticas de saúde, saneamento e infraestrutura foram usadas como ferramentas para integrar a região ao projeto nacional desenvolvimentista, frequentemente desconsiderando as tradições locais e provocando impactos socioambientais significativos.
Dividida em sete capítulos, a obra oferece uma análise cronológica e temática dos esforços para transformar a Amazônia em um polo de integração…
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During the Belgian Economic Mission to Brazil, a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Brazilian Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) through its Institute of Technology on Immunobiologicals (Bio-Manguinhos), and the Belgian companies Quantoom Biosciences S.A. and Univercells S.A. in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium. This MoU represents a commitment to advance the development of RNA-based vaccines and therapies, expanding access to innovative health solutions both regionally and globally.
The MoU signed represents a commitment to advancing…
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"A considerable part of neonatal deaths and negative outcomes among newborns could be avoided if there were no racial inequalities in Brazil". This is what the research team at the Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (Cidacs/Fiocruz Bahia) says. Published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, the study investigates the consequences of racism suffered by pregnant women on their children and says that, if there was no racial inequality, approximately 12% of neonatal deaths – just over 12,000 deaths of children up to 7 days of age – could have been avoided.
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In a study on heat-related deaths in urban areas in Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), the Fiocruz Climate and Health Observatory and the University of Lisbon showed that the increase in mortality is greater among black and brown people than among white people. "There are still some researchers who question environmental racism, but we already have evidence that, yes, the most vulnerable populations are the most impacted by climate change," says Renata Gracie, coordinator of the Climate and Health Observatory and collaborator on the study.
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Fiocruz's Antarctic Program, Fioantar, embarked on a new – and unprecedented – phase last Wednesday (11/20). Four researchers traveled to the frozen continent, where they will be camped for 45 days. As has been the case throughout the program, which is in its second call for proposals, the scientists' aim is to search for new pathogens, fungi, bacteria and microorganisms that could pose a threat to global human health. This will be the first time that samples have been taken directly from animals, which will allow for more effective analysis and results.
Fiocruz researchers embarked…
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O livro explora a evolução da epidemiologia, abordando sua transição de uma ciência considerada "tímida" para um campo audacioso e central na saúde coletiva. Naomar de Almeida Filho, renomado epidemiologista, oferece uma análise crítica da disciplina, contextualizando-a nos desafios impostos pela pandemia de COVID-19. A obra examina conceitos fundamentais como risco, causalidade e desigualdades em saúde, propondo uma nova abordagem que articula saberes biomoleculares, sociais e culturais.
Esta edição foi traduzida, revista e ampliada pelo autor, a partir do livro orginalmente publicado em…
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"We have spent at least five years having to start our presentations by explaining that climate change does exist." The reminder comes from researcher Renata Gracie, a member of the Climate and Health Observatory, which turns 15 in 2024. The speech refers to a time (not so long ago) when changes in the planet's climate were not yet viewed with the necessary urgency, but the Observatory was already up and running.
Linked to the Institute for Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health (Icict/Fiocruz), the Observatory was created in 2009 to gather and analyze data…
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Increased hospitalizations and mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Spread of vector-borne diseases. Food insecurity and malnutrition. Mental health issues. These are some of the health impacts of the climate emergency that can already be observed, says Sandra Hacon, a researcher at the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (Ensp/Fiocruz). The professor also lists a series of signs and symptoms associated, for example, with heat stress, which occurs due to rising temperatures, such as during heat waves: dizziness, feeling faint, nausea, headache.
"We are already…
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