Fiocruz International News - August and September 2017

The Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), an organization specialized in education, science and culture that brings together Iberian  and Latin American countries, and Fiocruz have signed a protocol of technical cooperation intentions on August at the Fiocruz’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The document aims to develop joint programs and scientific exchange, encouraging actions in the fields of health, science, technology and social development.

A delegation from the Argentine Department of Health was at Fiocruz with the aim to evaluate a strategic cooperation agreement, especially in the field of production of pharmaceuticals. The group assessed possibilities of partnerships in fields such as yellow fever vaccine, coordinated use of capacities for the production of reagents and diagnostic kits, production of medicines and the organization of a joint symposium on technoscience development in health care.