Fiocruz International News – December 2019

Dutch delegation visits Fiocruz for prospection on big data

The group included professionals from different universities in Holland and representatives of the Dutch government. The delegation could know Fiocruz’s actions regarding big data, such as the National Laboratory of Scientific Computing (LNCC) and the Center of Integration of Data and Knowledge for Health (Cidacs), among other initiatives.

Malaria treatment will have a new drug in Brazil

Clinical trials coordinated by Fiocruz proved that tafenoquine shortens treatment time, which helps increase patience compliance. The next step to be taken by the institution is the application of viability tests in endemic regions before fully including the new drug in Brazilian Public Health System.

Eliminating avoidable maternal deaths is theme of a panel in UN event

The experience of Fiocruz when it comes to health and knowledge production, and how this expertise can benefit developing countries, was subject of an exclusive panel at the Nairobi Summit, an event organized jointly by the governments of Kenya and Danmark and by the United Nations Population Fund (Unfpa).

Fiocruz researcher receives Pasteur Network award
Paulo Carvalho, researcher at the Carlos Chagas Institute / Fiocruz Paraná, was one of the two winners of the 2019 award, which aims to acknowledge and support career development for researchers with high scientific potential and international leadership.
Brazil opens 3rd Human Milk Bank in Africa
Angola’s capital, Luanda, is the place where the third Human Bank Milk in African continent was opened, a result of a technical cooperation project promoted by Brazil, coordinated by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency and technically implemented by the Ministry of Health by means of Fiocruz.
New evidence of project shows reduction of arbovirus diseases
World Mosquito Program project lead to a reduction of arbovirus-caused diseases in four countries where Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia were released. In Brazil, the project is led by Fiocruz, and the data shows a reduction of 75% of the cases of chikungunya in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.
Fiocruz takes Food Safety training to Mozambique
Nutrition students and professionals of the city of Beira, in the province of Sofala, Mozambique, took part in a training course on anthropometric measurements and in field interviews taught by Fiocruz to qualify them to make a technique to assess the nutritional status of children.
Brussels Conference shows innovative solutions in health
Fiocruz was the only Latin-American representative in the Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Conferences (G-STIC) and oversaw its Health axis. During the event, the participants could discuss how to accelerate the search for solutions against nowadays great problems.
Fiocruz launches its space at TGHN
The international platform "The Global Health Network" has now a Fiocruz virtual space, where online courses are available, as well as updated publications with the latest research results and news about the institution.
Climate change impairs children’s health worldwide
According to Lancet annual report, the climate changes experienced by the entire planet are already causing health problems on children and can have lifelong consequences that will affect an entire generation.
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