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Population Health
Fiocruz's units offer various health services, always articulated with teaching and research activities. The criteria for treatment varies according to the specially and with the core to which they are linked. In general, it is necessary that patients are referred by other health services, referenced to the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), and some specialties of the Germano Sinval Faria School Health Center, the service is a priority for residents in the neighborhood of Manguinhos where is located the headquarters of the Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro.
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A patent is a title that grants to its holder the right to exclusive use of an invention for a specified period. In exchange for this monopoly, the invention must be released to the society with the aim to promote development. After the end of that period, the patent becomes public domain, i.e., it may be used by everyone.
The research and technological development activities at Fiocruz generated several requests for patent protection, since the area of Technology Management was created at Fiocruz in 1986.
Among the technology areas in which Fiocruz has request of pledge of the patent,…
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The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation produces kits and reagents for diagnosing several diseases, aiming to meet the endemic and injury control programs from the National Health Foundation (Funasa) and sexually transmitted diseases. Those kits are developed in Biomanguinhos, manufacturing unit that is located in their central campus, in Rio de Janeiro. They are:
NAT HIV/HCV
It supplements the serology tests offered at the blood centers all over the country, increasing safety on transfusions. It uses an automated platform with a large capacity of processing that allows simultaneous analysis of up to…
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Farmanguinhos, one of the Fiocruz’s production units, guarantees, for brazilian people, the access to essential drugs, such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious medicines, painkillers.
The Institute support Federal Government strategic programs, producing drugs for endemic diseases, such as TB and malaria, for central nervous system, and for diabetes and hypertension.
Among the most important products offered by Farmanguinhos to the government programs, is the Artesunate + Mefloquine (ASMQ), an innovative medicine against malaria, developed with international partners.…
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The Immunobiological Technology Institute (Biomanguinhos) guarantees the brazilian self-sufficiency in essential vaccines to respond to public health demands of the brazilian vaccination schedule of the Ministry of Health.
The institute is basically oriented to produce vaccines to DTP and Hib, yellow fever, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), meningitis A and C, poliomyelitis and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR).
DTP and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
The institute produces the combined DTP and Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) vaccine is also known as tetravalent,…
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Biological collections are groups of organisms, or parts thereof, organized to provide information about origin, collection and identification of each of its specimens. At Fiocruz, the oldest collections began to be composed in the early 20th century, when, during scientific expeditions, institutional researchers collected, analyzed and deposited biological material from different regions of Brazil. Currently, there are 33 collections that are institutionally recognized and that have the support of Fiocruz for its maintenance and safeguarding.
They are divided into five categories:…
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Research Ethics Committee
The Research Ethics Committee (CEP) analyzes and evaluates the ethical aspects of experimental projects involving human participants, to ensure the welfare of those involved and the compliance with current legislation. In the CEP Fiocruz, some units of the Foundation have their own committees, with the same responsibilities and prerogatives. Additional information on CEP can be obtained by e-mail etica@fiocruz.br, by phone (55) (21) 3882-9000 (ext 9011) or by fax (55) (21) 2561-4815. The committee is administered by the Vice Presidency for Research and…
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All technical and scientific Fiocruz's units develop programs for post-graduate studies with doctoral programs and academic or professional master. There are 32 programs, entered in ten areas of evaluation of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes).
The Foundation also offers several post-graduation courses (specialization, improvement, upgrade and residence), and professional education through the Polytechnic School of Health Joaquim Venâncio (EPSJV).
Also available are post-graduation courses and professional education in distance mode.
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Fiocruz has always given support to a public health proposal focusing on a hollistic vision of man as a being that lives in society and in the environment, conditioned by economic, social and cultural circumstances. Therefore, the institution has incorporated, among its best traditions, the work towards the promotion of better living conditions for unassisted and underserved communities and social groups.
Involving diverse knowledge and expertise, the initiatives of Fiocruz seek to build a common understanding and a consensus on the agenda of social priorities. In the second half of 2009, the…
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FIOCRUZ has historically maintained a strong international presence through cooperation and exchange with health and science and technology institutions in various countries. This work is coordinated by the Center for International Relations in Health (CRIS).
International technical assistance has provided important support to the development of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation over the years, first through a North-South relationship, relying on prospecting by specific researchers, and later with greater institutionalization and participation by organizations from partner countries and…
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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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Fiocruz has great tradition in cientific and public health journalism. The institution recognizes the importance of its scientific production dissemination for society, in terms of accountability, scientific difusion, knowledges, and public health policy. In Fiocruz News Agency (AFN, in portuguese), journalists and communication professionals can find agenda suggestions, reports, releases, articles, reviews, interviews and calendar of events.
See more at Fiocruz News Agency.
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The origins of the Foundation date back to the former Federal SeroTherapy Institute, the embryo of current Fiocruz, founded on May 25, 1900. Since then, the institution has unfolded on many fronts and today includes institutes dedicated to research, education, reference assistance, surveillance, scientific dissemination, technology, and the production of medicines and vaccines. This multiple action gives it a unique configuration, mobilizing several areas of knowledge, in order to benefit the Brazilian population by strengthening the Single Health System and the Science, Technology, and…
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Mission
Produce, disseminate and share knowledge and technologies aimed at the strengthening and consolidation of the Unified Health System (SUS) and contribute to the promotion of health and quality of life of the population. Besides the reduction of social inequalities and the national dynamics of innovation, with the defense of the right to health and full citizenship as central values. (Approved at the Sixth Internal Congress)
Vision
To be a public and strategic institution of health recognized by the Brazilian society and other countries for its ability to place science, technology,…
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The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) is recognized both locally and internationally - its most recent prizes include the Order of Scientific Merit, granted by the Brazilian government, and an award granted by the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Its mission is the promotion of health and citizenship. Its activities include teaching, research and production, focusing on technological development and innovations that meet the core needs of the population in the health area.
Fiocruz is the science and technology agency of the Ministry of Health, and an important asset to the…
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Clinical Research
Development of Prophylactic and Therapeutic Vaccines
Diagnostic Method Development
Drug and Medication Development
Education and Health
Environment, Ecology and Health
Epidemiology
Experimental Models of Disease
Health Assessments
Health Promotion
Health Surveillance
History, Health and Science
Immunity and Inflammation
Infectious Agent Vector Biology
Information and Communication in Health
Management of Science and Technology in Health
Microbiology
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology in Health
Parasitology
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One of Fiocruz’s main missions is manufacturing strategic products for the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS). With one of the largest public pharmaceutical laboratories in the country - the Drug Technology Institute (Farmanguinhos) - Fiocruz contributes with nearly 40% of the drug purchased by the Ministry of Health from official laboratories, but accounts for only 5% of these expenditures. Farmanguinhos generates savings to the public coffers, especially because it masters production technologies for drugs used in AIDS treatment, allowing the government to regulate prices charged…
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The Foundation runs more than a thousand researchs and technological development projects, which produce knowledge for the control of diseases such as AIDS, malaria, Chagas' disease, tuberculosis, hanseniasis, measles, rubella, schistosomiasis, meningitis and hepatitis, and other topics related to public health , including violence and climate change, and the history of science.
Fiocruz is the main institution non-university on training and qualification of human resources for the Unified Health System (SUS) and for science and technology in Brazil. It has 18 programs for post-graduate…
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Fiocruz units offer a variety of health services, always in connection with teaching and research activities. Each year over 80,000 primary care outpatient visits, nearly 130,000 procedures of reference care and thousands of hospitalizations are made.
The National Institute of Women, Children and Adolescents Health Fernandes Figueira (IFF) carries out an important work related to breastfeeding and is a reference for children with cystic fibrosis and other serious illnesses. The hospital offers the only free-care ambulatoty for medical genetics in the country, and a modern nursery for high-…
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The country’s main agency when dealing with technological issues and standards for assessing the quality of inputs, products, environments and services in the health sector is the National Institute for Quality Assurance in Health (INCQS), which comprises the National System of Sanitary Surveillance, and has a background of over 30 years worth of experience. Among the products assessed by INCQS, one can highlight generic and reference drugs, as well as a project in cooperation with the People’s Pharmacy Program; purified water for hemodialysis, aimed at improving the treatment provided to…
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Promote health and social development, generate and disseminate scientific and technological knowledge, be an agent of citizenship. These are the concepts that guide the actions of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), under the Ministry of Health, the most prominent institution of science and technology in health in Latin America.
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The applications are open for the 1st International Forum on Social Technology and Innovation for People and The Planet, which will occur from July 19th to 21st in Salvador. The event, which will be hybrid, will gather representatives from Fiocruz, the United Nations (UN), the government of Portugal and European Union, among others, to discuss, mainly, social technology and innovation within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event is organized by the Fiocruz Strategy for the 2030 Agenda (EFA 2030), the Atlantic International Research Centre (Air Centre), the Food and…
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With the goal of strengthening integrated influenza surveillance and COVID-19, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promoted training for nine countries in the Caribbean region. The course focused on molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated.
Laboratory specialists and…
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A sessão do Centro de Estudos do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC/Fiocruz) desta sexta-feira (22/7), abordará o tema Tuberculose e literatura, com a pesquisadora da Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (Ensp/Fiocruz), Margareth Dalcolmo. O chefe do Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária do IOC, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, atuará como mediador.
A atividade será transmitida pelo canal IOC no YouTube a partir das 10h.
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The director of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz), Tania Cremonini de Araujo-Jorge, was awarded the title of honorary doctorate by the Grenoble Alpes University of France. In granting the recognition, the French institution highlighted the scientist's work in research on mechanisms and new treatments of Chagas disease, as well as her work in the field of science education and in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.
The statement also highlighted the researcher's role in partnerships with scientists at Grenoble Alpes University, who reinforce interdisciplinarity against current…
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Pesquisar temas, produzir, roteirizar, montar e distribuir filmes sobre ciências constitui um desafio para comunicadores e profissionais do audiovisual? Há público interessado para conteúdos deste tipo? Por que, em vários países, filmes que abordam o lugar social e a trajetória de cientistas despertam tanto interesse e são exibidos em horário nobre? Há explicação para séries como The Big Bang Theory, que falam sobre o encaixe de cientistas no mundo, terem alcançado tamanho sucesso mundial? Quais as possibilidades narrativas dos documentários que tratam do campo científico?
Estas são…
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A Agenda 2030 e o Fórum Político de Alto-Nível de 2022 (HLPF, em inglês) serão os eixos das discussões sobre desenvolvimento e saúde global do próximo Seminário Avançado do Centro de Relações Internacionais em Saúde (Cris/Fiocruz). O evento será realizado nesta quarta-feira (27/7), às 10h, e reunirá especialistas do próprio Cris, da Rede de Soluções para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU (SDSN, em inglês) e das comissões econômica das Nações Unidas para América Latina e Caribe (Cepal) e para a África (CEA). O coordenador da Estratégia Fiocruz para a Agenda 2030, Paulo Gadelha, fará a…
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