Fiocruz International News – April 2019

UN Under-Secretary-General opens Fiocruz school year

Natalia Kanem, who is also Executive Director of UNFPA, advocated for the 2030 Agenda and the rights of women and young populations. She also remembered the 25 years of the International Conference on Population and Development, known as Cairo 94, which recognized for the first-time reproductive rights.

Fiocruz supports Ministry of Health in humanitarian aid for Mozambique

The Foundation organized a task force in support of the Ministry of Health to provide humanitarian aid for the victims of cyclone Idai, which struck Mozambique on March 14. For its historical cooperation and language proximity, Fiocruz is an estrategic partner for the National Institute of Health.

UN event discusses South-South cooperation
In Buenos Aires, PABA+40 recalled 40 years of South-South cooperation and discussed its importance for the Sustaintable Development Goals implementation. Fiocruz was represented by its former president Paulo Buss.
Venezuela health crisis affects neighbors
Malaria, Chagas desease, zika, dengue, measles and diphtheria are among the reemerging deseases that concerns the experts. According to them, surveillence on the borders needs to be improved.
Fiocruz supports TB plan in Timor-Leste
Tuberculosis is one of the largest causes of deaths in the country, which faces one of the highest incidence rates in the world, with an estimated 498 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Paraguayan Minister of Health visits Fiocruz
At the occasion, health cooperation between Paraguay and Fiocruz was discussed. The partnership between the neighboring country and the Foundation is historic and goes back to the work of the patron Oswaldo Cruz.
Results of a new test for Zika diagnosis are published
The new technique is more sensitive, faster and cheaper than real-time PCR and proved to be efficient in tests with mosquito samples. The results were published at Nature - Scientific Reports.
'Climate Change and Cities' analyzes the consequences of global warming
With a broad review of the scientific literature and more than 115 case studies, the book points out ways for the urban transformation needed to make cities more resilient and sustainable.
Internet and health in Brazil is book theme
Cyberbullying, the risks of sexual activities with children, violence through the internet and fake news are among the topics of the book.
Right to water: access to sanitation is not enough
Three studies recently published by Fiocruz Minas showed that sanitary facilities, although fundamental, are not enough to fulfill the right to water. Researchers point out that not complying with this right violates other rights.
Fiocruz Global Health Center