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FIOCRUZ maintains relations with the world’s leading institutions in science, technology, and development, regional and sub-regional multilateral institutions, public and private organizations from various countries, and numerous universities. The following are some of these organizations and institutions:
Multilateral agencies
World BankUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)United Nations (UN)World Health Organization (WHO)United Nations Development Program (UNDP)United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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In the area of South-South Cooperation, and in keeping with the Brazilian government’s diplomatic policy, FIOCRUZ developed the concept of Health Diplomacy to deal with issues that transcend national borders and expose countries to global influences.
The concept consists of establishing international policies, reflections, and actions based on the idea that health is a fundamental human right and acts as a determinant factor for development.
Based on this premise, institutional participation by FIOCRUZ in Brazil’s foreign policy is oriented towards the establishment and consolidation of…
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The Fiocruz Clinical Research Network was created in November 2012. The main objective of the network is to strengthen the strategic role of clinical research carried out at Fiocruz, overcoming technological hurdles in the country, and contributing to the achievement of autonomy and self-sufficiency in the development of rational health processes and products for the Brazilian population.
Specific objectives are:
to establish a forum for discussion on the situation and priorities for clinical research in Brazil. This will be done by increasing participation in the management of…
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The Regional Board of Brasilia (Direb), also known as Fiocruz Brasília, represents the Foundation in view of organs from the Executive and Legislative powers, public and private institutions, besides developing teaching, research, communication and public health accessory activities. The instance of Fiocruz in the Federal capital aims to contribute for the consolidation of the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) – the Brazilian health system -, through the formation of strategic boards, of the development and diffusion of innovative technologies, in internal and external cooperation, which respond…
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Por Daniela Lessa
The 20ª World Breastfeeding Week (from 1st to 7th, August), promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be celebrated in Brazil and Latin America with events at human milk banks that compose the Brazilian Human Milk Banks Network (rBLH) and the Ibero-american Program of Human Milk Banks (IberBLH).
The oficial openning of the Breastfeeding Week in Brasil will happen at August 1st, at Rio de Janeiro, with presence of the Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, of the health secretaries of state and city of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Luiz Côrtes and Hans Dohmann, of the…
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Presidência
Órgãos de Assistência Direta e Imediata ao Presidente
Gabinete
Centro de Relações Internacionais em Saúde
Centro de Estudos Estratégicos da Fiocruz Antonio Ivo de Carvalho
Coordenação de Comunicação Social
Coordenação Cooperação Social
Coordenação de Equidade, Diversidade, Inclusão e Políticas Afirmativas
Coordenação de Vigilância em Saúde e Laboratórios de Referência
Diretoria-Executiva
Coordenação-Geral de Administração (Cogead)
Coordenação-Geral de Gestão de Pessoas (Cogepe)
Coordenação-Geral de Infraestrutura dos Campi (Cogic)
Coordenação-Geral de…
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It is a space of integration between science, culture and society, the Museum of Life aims to inform and educate in science, health and technology in a creative and entertaining manner, through permanent exhibits, interactive activities, multimedia, theater, video and labs.
It is located in the campus of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation at Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, and opens from Tuesday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The visits from Tuesday to Friday must be previously booked, but the schedulling are not required on saturdays. There are…
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As a virtual museum and a scientific journal, Invivo is an interactive virtual area of the Museum of Life, that provides information about health, science and technology to a general audience. Invivo mission is help people to understand scientific processes and its impact to everyday life.
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The brazilian net of human milk bank was recently mencioned in an article from the britain journal The Guardian. The article “Western donors could learn from Brazil's new brand of development aid” is about the success of the brazilian international cooperation foccused on south-south relationships.
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Currently we live in a time of change and technological advancement allowing the migration from the printed book to the digital medias. Digital Laboratory of Rare Collection arises to implement the concept of preservation and access to treasures of Rare Publications Section from Biomedical Science Library situated at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Thus making possible the preservation of the information and the access to it at the same time.The online availability provides an easy consultation with different portable devices, making the access more interactive and flexible regarding the traditional…
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes original researches throughout the fields of tropical medicine (including pathology, field epidemiology and clinical studies) medical parasitology (including protozoology, helminthology, entomology and malacology), and medical microbiology (virology, bacteriology and mycology). The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), responsible for assessing the relevance of scientific journals around the world, testified that the Memory is the most prestigious in Latin America and stands out as one of the most…
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The Foundation is installed in 10 states and has an office in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, Africa. Beside the institutes based in Rio de Janeiro, Fiocruz has units in the Northeast, North, Southeast and Southern of Brazil. From its expansion projects were created basis for the institutionalization of the offices in Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul, Piaui and Rondônia. Altogether, there are 16 scientific and technical units, focused on teaching, research, innovation, assistance, technological development and extension in the health field. There is also a technical unit for support, acting in…
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Fiocruz has established its headquarters in the campus located in Manguinhos in the North of Rio de Janeiro state, where are the historic buildings of the former Federal Serum Therapy Institute (Instituto Soroterápico Federal). - as the Moorish Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Clock and Stable. Other six units are in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Recife, Manaus, Brasilia and Curitiba. Besides, there are new units that are being structured, as part of the national expansion project of Fiocruz, relating to policies for decentralization of research and training of human…
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These are the major partnerships established between Fiocruz and Brazilian companies in the last five years:
Alvos Consultoria, Desenvolvimento e Comercialização de Produtos Biotecnológicos S.A.
Bioaptus Consultoria & Serviços de Biotecnologia Ltda
Boeringer Ingelheim do Brasil Química e Farmacêutica Ltda
Br3 S.A
Bristol Meyers Squibb Farmacêutica S.A.
Cristália Produtos Químicos Farmacêuticos Ltda
Cyg Biotech Química & Farmacêutica Ltda
Glaxosmithkline do Brasil (GSK)
Ilusis Sistemas Interativos Ltda
Paraná Institute of Technology
Pharmaceutical…
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In the government sector, cooperation agreements have been signed under the Productive Development Program (PDP) with the purpose of establishing a permanent structure of cooperation to perform activities related to policy of health, science and technology and industrial development. The entry of Fiocruz in the markets currently controlled by multinational companies - such as the use of monoclonal antibodies for cancer and rare diseases, autoimmune diseases, degenerative diseases, therapeutic vaccines, among others - increases the possibilities of establishing of partnerships for technology…
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The result of several contracts to technical and scientific cooperation between Fiocruz and the international pharmaceutical industry is to nationalization of the production of strategic inputs for the Brazilian public health, essential dynamic to strengthening of the national pharmaceutical chemistry industry, reducing dependence on foreign and security access of the population to medicines. The estimative is that partnerships provide, by 2017, saving hundreds of millions of dollars to state coffers. In addition to financial return, the public system will incorporate the production…
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Fiocruz firms agreements with several Brazilian institutions, entity companies, aiming to expand and improve its activities of research, technological development and human resource training. Its partners include universities, research centers, government agencies and private entities.Additional information on national agreements can be obtained from the Strategic Planning Directory (Diplan).
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The Coordination of Social Cooperation aims to foment, monitoring and coordination of social projects developed by Fiocruz. Leads and induces the production, dissemination and sharing of knowledge and social technologies developed through inclusive and participatory methodologies, aimed at reducing social and environmental inequalities based on values of solidarity and human rights, transparency, social dialogue and participatory democracy.
Its mission is in line with the Fiocruz positioning, which states the need to reduce vulnerabilities and risks related to social determinants of health -…
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Social Communication Coordination (CCS), linked to the Presidency of Fiocruz, is responsible for defining guidelines and centralizing the communication work of the institution. It operates in three axes: press and journalistic production, internal communication, institutional communication and formation of the public image of the Foundation. The communication centers, formed in different units of Fiocruz, working in an integrated way to the CCS. It is responsible for guide, articulate and accompany them with regard to the implementation and execution of communication strategies.
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The Internal Audit (Audin) is responsible for verifying the management of Fiocruz. The agency aims to inspecting, certify the legality and legitimacy of the acts of the Foundation, and examine its results in terms of economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the budgetary, financial, property, personnel management and other administrative systems operational. The Internal Audit represents Fiocruz with the Internal Control System of the Federal Executive Power of the Federal Court of Auditors.
With a preventive action, the agency seeks to avoid committing mistakes and improprieties that may…
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The Federal Attorney by the Fiocruz, created by Law No. 10480 of July 2, 2002, integrating the Federal Attorney General (PGF), an agency of the Federal Attorney's Office (AGU).
As part of Fiocruz, Federal Attorney is an agency of direct and immediate assistance to the president and other leaders of the institution. It acts through the Bidding and Contracts Coordination and the Consulting Coordination in the prior examination of the legality of administrative acts and orientation of public managers in performing their activities, observing, always, the constitutional principles of Public…
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The Vice-Presidency of Research and Biological CollectionsReference Laboratory (VPPCB) aimed on obtaining knowledge for health promotion and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases prevalent in the country. This knowledge must be obtained through the development of principles of conduct and practices of integrity in research, with the basic values the reliability, impartiality, transparency, recognition of the credit of everyone involved and everyone's responsibility relating to the future effects in human beings, animals and environment.
The department is divided in three areas:…
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The Vice-Presidency of Environment, Healthcare and Health Promotion (VPAAPS) coordinates, formulates, consolidates and promotes the synergy of actions, actors and units of Fiocruz in the areas of environment, healthcare and health promotion with an integrated manner in order to respond to the needs of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) considering social determinants of health.
This department seeks to foment the evaluation, deployment and management policies that promote sustainable development, expanding access to health and quality of care from social needs, especially in…
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The Vice-Presidency of Education, Information and Communication (VPEIC) has the mission of develop actions of coordination and integration of projects, modernizing practices, promote and support innovative initiatives in the education and scientific health information area. The purpose is to foment, integrate and enhance the activities of Fiocruz relating to education, information and communication.
The acting in the education segment covers from the technical courses to graduate level courses. In the information and communication area, the performance involves the academic, scientific and…
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The Vice-presidency of Administration and Institutional Development (VPGDI) is responsible for coordinating the democratic system of governance of the organization to strategic management, through formulation of policies, programs and projects, and establishing viable mechanisms that promote institutional strengthening.
Among its activities, the departament is dedicated to create, develop and improve the innovative instruments of governance and management, seeking for continuous performance management with organizational growth and sustainability.
Its functional structure is composed of the…
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The Fiocruz libraries are coordinated in a network of cooperation, which aims to qualify the customer service and enhance their actions for the dissemination of scientific and technological information in health. The library collections are available in various units of the Foundation.
Part of the group of physical libraries:
Biomedical Sciences Library
Public Health Library
Women and Children Health Library
Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnical School of Health Library - Emília Bustamante
Library of Science and Health History / Owsaldo Cruz House (COC)
Worker Health and Human Ecology…
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The main objective of the project is to be a collaborative site between public health academic institutions,offering a holistic view of the public health dissertations and theses.
Therefore the knowledge on public health contained in scientific articles and thesis are gathering into a main search tool. The visitant can find brazilian scientific production, linking to full texts or identifying the library where the original can be found.
Thesis Portal contains bibliographic index, audio interviews with authors, news about defenses and related sites.
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