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  • 2011

      • Innovation
      • Maternal and child health
      • Vaccines

      Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation establishes a partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Health

      The Foundation signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, formalizing the Brazil Strategic Alliance. Since then, it has been collaborating with Brazilian stakeholders to advance shared priorities such as the development of vaccines, vector control and research in maternal and child health and nutrition.

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Media monitoring
      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Strategy development
      • Innovation

      Gates Foundation signs memorandum of Grand Challenges Brazil

      The Foundation formed an alliance with the Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Supplies of the Ministry of Health and the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) to create Grand Challenges Brazil. This initiative aims to finance cutting-edge projects in the areas of health and development. Since 2014, 70 projects have been co-funded. Many of these have already had an impact on the health system.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Strategy development

  • 2012

    • Creation of the GHS Brazil office in Rio de Janeiro

      GHS opens a physical office in Largo do Machado, Rio de Janeiro.

      • Maternal and child health

      Gates Foundation and Ministry of Health promote a workshop on Maternal and child health

      First initiative of the Grand Challenges gathered specialists to determine joint priorities for Brazil and the Gates Foundation and choose the topic of the first call (Prematurity).

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Event facilitation
      • Strategy development
      • Tuberculosis

      Tuberculosis rapid test pilot project is conducted in Manaus and Rio de Janeiro

      The aim of the project was to evaluate the feasibility of the GeneXpert test to enhance tuberculosis diagnosis. The tool proved to be cost-effective and more accurate in accelerating access to appropriate treatment. The results were published in Plos Medicine setting an important precedent for wider use of the test.

      Nosso papel

      • Implementation support
      • Media relations
      • Project management
      • Dengue

      The “Eliminate Dengue” Project begins in Brazil

      “Eliminate Dengue,” an initiative founded by the World Mosquito Program (WMP) and supported by Fiocruz, introduces the Wolbachia bacteria into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to prevent them from spreading the virus. Brazil pioneered the pilot use of this strategy.

      Nosso papel

      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Implementation support
      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Partnership management

    • Publication of the report: “Shifting Paradigm: How the BRICS Are Reshaping Global Health and Development”

      The report, produced by GHS offices in the United States, India and Brazil, presents the findings of a qualitative and quantitative study on the current and future efforts by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China e Africa do Sul) to improve global health. Read here.

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities

  • 2013

      • Vaccines

      Gates Foundation partners with Bio-Manguinhos to develop vaccine for measles and rubella (MR) for global market

      Bio-Manguinhos was one of the few global manufacturers of the rubella vaccine, whose license for production was acquired through a technology transfer with GSK. The Gates Foundation approved a USD $1 million grant to Bio-Manguinhos to support the first stages of the vaccine development.

      Nosso papel

      • Partnership management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Strategy development

    • Bill Clinton gives a speech on women in Rio de Janeiro

      During the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), held in Rio de Janeiro, the former US president spoke about the importance of increasing women’s participation in the economy.

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Maternal and child health

      First call for Grand Challenges Brazil is released

      The first call of the Grand Challenges Brazil funded research projects focused on the prevention of prematurity, an important cause of infant mortality in Brazil and other countries. Nine projects were funded in this call.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Innovation

      Annual global Grand Challenges meeting held in Rio de Janeiro

      First global Grand Challenges meeting held in Brazil with the presence of the Ministry of Health. Approximately 800 researchers from all over the world participated in the event.

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Event facilitation
      • Media relations
      • Partnership management

  • 2014

      • Tuberculosis

      Ministry of Health makes rapid test available for diagnosing tuberculosis

      The Ministry of Health made the rapid test for diagnosing tuberculosis, known as GeneXpert, available at SUS, which could detect the disease in only two hours. With this, Brazil became the second largest incorporator of GeneXpert in the world.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations

  • 2015

      • Environment

      Report on air pollution for Pisces Foundation

      GHS developed a report on regulatory processes and public policy formulation on air pollution in Brazil. It also mapped relevant stakeholders on this topic for the Pisces Foundation.

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Nutrition

      Dilma meets with Bill and Melinda Gates to discuss nutrition

      During the United Nations General Assembly, the president Dilma, Bill and Melinda Gates discuss nutrition in Brazil.

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Media relations
      • Maternal and child health

      Second call by Grand Challenges Brazil is launched with focus on child development

      The initiative published another call for proposals called “Healthy Development for All Children”. Twelve projects were funded in this round, focusing on solutions during pregnancy and shortly after birth, interventions during the baby’s first months, and monitoring indicators during childhood.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Vaccines

      WHO Pre-qualification process of influenza vaccine begin

      PATH, initially with support from the Gates Foundation, and later the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), provided technical assistance to Butantan to improve processes and develop the documentation needed to apply for prequalification of the trivalent influenza vaccine to WHO. The vaccine was prequalified in 2021.

      Nosso papel

      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Strategy development

  • 2016

    • New GHS headquarters

      The GHS Latin America office was moved to Rua Barão do Flamengo, 22, where it still is today.

      • Environment

      Institute for Energy and Environment (IEMA): GHS´s first Brazilian client

      GHS developed a communication strategy for IEMA with the objective of disseminating technical content in the areas of energy and climate. The organization’s scenario and stakeholders were also mapped.

       

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Media relations
      • Project management
      • Strategy development

  • 2017

      • Medications

      Report on Health Innovation for the Open Society Foundations (OSF)

      GHS supported OSF in developing an updated analysis of the health innovation landscape in Brazil and its impact on access to medications. In addition, GHS helped the organization to find new partners in the country to work on this issue.

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Strategy development

  • 2018

      • Malaria

      Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Gates Foundation, visits Brazil

      The visit was important to strengthen national and local partner ties with the Gates Foundation, promote projects such as Wolbachia and Grand Challenges, and elevate the issue of malaria elimination in both government and the media.

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Event facilitation
      • Media relations
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Strategy development
      • Antimicrobial resistance

      Grand Challenges launches call on antimicrobial resistance in Brazil

      The call funded 11 projects to develop innovative solutions to combat antimicrobial resistance. This is a topic of global relevance. Similar calls were launched in parallel in India and on the African continent.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Malaria

      MMV and PATH visit Colombia and Peru to investigate the malaria context in the countries

      The organizations conducted an exploratory visit to Peru and Colombia to understand the local contexts of P. vivax malaria management. Later, the two organizations formed the PAVE consortium to support evidence generation and broaden the dissemination of information about new tools to treat vivax malaria.

      Nosso papel

      • Context Analysis
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Vaccines

      Brazil pays the first installment of the donation commitment agreed with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

      In 2006, the Brazilian government committed to donating 20 million dollars to Gavi, through IFFIm. In 2018, after the necessary institutional paperwork, Brazil was able to formalize the annual donation for the first time. GHS began managing the partnership between Gavi and MoH in 2014.

      Nosso papel

      • Event design, planning and organization
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Maternal and child health

      Grand Challenges launches call on data science to improve maternal and child health

      The call funded 14 innovative projects in the area of data science for evidence generation and innovation in maternal and child health. One of the funded researchers, Gilberto Kac, developed a new methodology of gestational weight curves, which will be incorporated into the SUS pregnant women’s guidelines booklet in 2022.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination

  • 2019

      • Malaria

      Start of the project, ‘Partnership to Eliminate Vivax’

      The project initially launched under the name VivAccess was officially started in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. This was the first GHS-supported project implemented simultaneously in different Latin American countries.

      Nosso papel

      • Advocacy
      • Context Analysis
      • Crisis management
      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Implementation support
      • Malaria

      Brazil approves tafenoquine to treat vivax malaria

      Anvisa approved the single-dose drug tafenoquine for the radical cure of P. vivax malaria in patients aged 16 years and over. Brazil becomes the first malaria-endemic country to approve the drug. The approval occurred in a context of articulation between the Gates Foundation, MMV and PATH with the manufacturer to develop a pilot in the country.

      Nosso papel

      • Communication with stakeholders
      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Media relations
      • Malaria

      Grand Challenges launches call for proposals on malaria prevention and control in Brazil

      The call funded 10 projects to look at a wide range of malaria topics relevant to the country, including epidemiological surveillance, treatment efficacy and safety, recurrence, and insecticide use.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination

  • 2020

      • Data Science
      • Maternal and child health

      CIDACS receives funding to support study in primary care

      The Gates Foundation begins funding the Center for Integration of Data and Knowledge for Health (CIDACS) to support its infrastructure and capacity for data processing and evidence generation. Support also extends to assessing the quality of Primary Health Care and its impact on reducing child mortality.

      Nosso papel

      • Implementation support
      • Partnership management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Data Science
      • Maternal and child health

      Grand Challenges launches second call in data science to improve maternal and child health

      In 2020, 12 more projects were funded in the second call of the data science round. This time the focus also included women’s health and child health in Brazil. The Brazilian Obstetric Observatory was one of the awarded projects.

      Nosso papel

      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Project selection approval support
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • COVID-19

      Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) begins press conferences on COVID-19

      From the very first cases of COVID-19 in the Americas, PAHO held weekly press conferences on the epidemiological situation of the virus in the region. Between March 2020 and September 2022, there were more than 100 press conferences on the topic and other health emergencies.

      Nosso papel

      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Media monitoring
      • Media relations
      • Strategy development
      • Text production
      • Malaria

      Tafenoquine is approved in Peru

      Peru’s General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (DIGEMID) approved tafenoquine as the first single-dose drug to prevent relapses of P. vivax malaria in patients 16 years of age and older. The approval came in the context of the Gates Foundation, MMV, and PATH working with the manufacturer to develop a study of operational feasibility in the country.

      Nosso papel

      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Media relations
      • Project management
      • Stakeholder coordination

  • 2021

      • Malaria

      The TRuST Study is launched in Manaus (AM) and Porto Velho (RO)

      The Brazilian Ministry of Health, in partnership with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), begin a study to understand the feasibility of providing a real-world, new radical cure treatment for P. vivax malaria using tafenoquine. The results will inform the Ministry’s decision on whether or not to adopt the treatment into the public health system.

      Nosso papel

      • Crisis management
      • Media monitoring
      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Project management
      • Stakeholder coordination

  • 2022

      • Innovation

      Signing of the MoU renewal between Gates and CONFAP

      The Foundation renewed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Health and CONFAP to continue with the partnership for the development of innovations in health.

      Nosso papel

      • Communication with stakeholders
      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Partnership management
      • COVID-19

      STAR Project begins

      The STAR project aims to generate evidence on local testing strategies that can support public policy to combat the pandemic of COVID-19 in Brazil, through a research protocol and other policy change actions. The protocol evaluates the effectiveness of contact tracing through serial self-testing in primary health care facilities in Porto Velho and Curitiba.

      Nosso papel

      • Communication with stakeholders
      • Ethics and regulatory approval support
      • Mapping of stakeholders and opportunities
      • Media relations
      • Partnership management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Vaccines

      Bio-manguinhos registers MR vaccine

      After the initial investment by the Gates Foundation in 2013, Bio-Manguinhos continued the development process of the measles and rubella (MR) vaccine. In 2022, the vaccine was approved by Anvisa and will seek WHO approval to be made available on the global market.

      Nosso papel

      • Partnership management
      • Stakeholder coordination
      • Innovation

      Initiate work with DAC

      DAC (Design, Analyze, Communicate) is a Gates Foundation program that aims to promote the production of clinical trials that are informative and impactful. GHS supports the strengthening of strategies to this end, particularly regarding the dissemination of DAC tools and approaches to partners in developing countries.

      Nosso papel

      • Communication with stakeholders
      • Implementation support
      • Project management
  • Internal milestone
  • Public health milestone

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