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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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fiocruz develops a range of activities related to the handling, processing, preservation, distribution and dissemination of scientific and technological information needed for actions in public health and science and technology in the health area. Tools for dissemination include scientific publications of international reference, audiovisual productions (especially Canal Saúde and VídeoSaúde), broadcasting programs on public access channels, in educational and cable TV, and community and university TV channels.
Fiocruz publishing house also plays a fundamental role in this sector, focusing on…
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As a vital part of health systems, the National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) are meeting for the first time within the context of the G20 from Monday to Wednesday (September 9-11) at the Rio Othon Palace in Rio de Janeiro. Co-organized by Fiocruz, the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (Ianphi), and the Brazilian Ministry of Health, with support from Africa CDC, the G20 National Health Institutes Conference discusses prevention, response, collaboration, and funding for current and future health emergencies, as well as ways to support the bloc's priorities. The…
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A Plataforma IdeiaSUS Fiocruz e o Conselho Nacional de Saúde (CNS) realizam, na próxima quarta-feira (11/9), das 16h30 às 18h30, pelo canal da VideoSaúde Fiocruz no YouTube, a roda virtual de conversa Conselhos Locais de Saúde: vozes do controle social do SUS nos territórios. A atividade faz parte do trabalho da Comunidade de Práticas de Participação e Controle Social da IdeiaSUS, que resulta da parceria entre a instituição e o CNS. O objetivo é estimular o debate sobre o papel dos conselhos locais de saúde nos territórios do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e fomentar a sua criação Brasil…
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The Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) has detected, for the first time in the world, the contamination of sharks by cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonium. The data draws attention to the high quantity of the drug that is consumed in the city and discharged into the sea via sanitary sewage. Conducted by the IOC's Environmental Health Assessment and Promotion Laboratory, the study identified the presence of cocaine in 13 animals of the species Rhizoprionodon lalandii, popularly known as the "Brazilian sharpnose shark", "cação rola rola" or “cação-frango”. The results were published in…
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Silent, Delta hepatitis (HDV) has been worrying Fiocruz researchers and health authorities in riverside communities located in the southern region of Amazonas, where a team of researchers from Fiocruz Rondônia's Molecular Virology Laboratory and health professionals from Lábrea-AM traveled last June. On the banks of the Purus River, the city of 45,000 inhabitants – 407 km from Porto Velho and 850 km from Manaus – has approximately 1,400 reported cases of the disease and only 140 patients being monitored, according to the Rapid Testing and Counseling Center (CTA) of the Municipal Health…
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The Leônidas e Maria Deane Institute (ILMD/Fiocruz Amazônia) was visited by seven of the ten ambassadors from Southeast Asian countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The purpose of the visit was to get to know the institution with a view to prospecting future cooperation with Fiocruz, more specifically on the subject of tropical diseases, as well as exchanges of researchers, given the similarities between Brazil and these countries. The delegation, made up of ambassadors from Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam, along…
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Em um dia rotineiro de trabalho, o pesquisador Wladimir Lobato Paraense (1914-2012) estava em seu laboratório quando foi surpreendido pela visita de Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975), considerado o maior geneticista do mundo à época. Tomou um susto ao se deparar com o homem que ele conhecia apenas por livros e considerava “um guru”. Sem anúncio prévio, o pesquisador ucraniano-estadunidense decidira conhecer, in loco, a sistemática de moluscos desenvolvida pelo brasileiro, inovadora no uso de conhecimentos de genética, área ainda incipiente no Brasil.
Lobato percorreu vários países do…
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After three days of meetings in Rio de Janeiro, representatives from National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) produced a draft that will form the basis of a declaration to the G20 Health Ministers, to be approved in the coming days. As they bid farewell to Brazil, two key points were established: they urge the G20 ministers to support the organization of future events like this NPHI Conference and to back the IANPHI Roadmap for Health and Climate Change Action.
The conference gathered more than 100 representants in Rio (photo: Cristina Azevedo)
The G20 National Health Institutes Conference…
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O fascículo de julho de Cadernos de Saúde Pública está disponível na íntegra. O Editorial, escrito pela Editora Associada Suely Deslandes, revisita duas décadas de produção em Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Saúde no periódico, destacando temas como políticas públicas, direitos sexuais e reprodutivos, saúde LGBTQI, violências, e saúde mental. Deslandes ressalta a contribuição significativa do CSP para o campo e aponta a necessidade de ampliar a visibilidade de trabalhos sobre decolonialidade, identidades, opressões, empoderamento, capitalismo digital e justiça ambiental.
O Ensaio explora quem…
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Novo episódio do podcast Drops - Observatório Canal Saúde trata das revoluções tecnológicas que levaram à digitalização do mundo e as consequências da transformação digital na sociedade.
O Observatório Canal Saúde é uma produção do Canal Saúde, da Fiocruz.
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Para concluir a chamada pública realizada em encerramento às comemorações de seus 30 anos, a Editora Fiocruz tem a satisfação de anunciar os selecionados no edital especial para coletâneas, a serem publicadas por ocasião dos 125 anos da instituição, em 2025.
Foram recebidos dez originais candidatos a publicação, de várias localidades do país, que contemplam diferentes temas relacionados a ciência e saúde. Do total recebido, foram selecionadas duas coletâneas.
O processo de avaliação e seleção foi realizado em três etapas e com base em critérios específicos. Na primeira, cada original…
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