Fiocruz as an actor in Brazilian foreign relations in the context of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries

An Untold Story

Bibliographic Data

ID3089151
AuthorsAlejandra Carrillo Roa (0009-0003-4567-6370, Universidade de Brasília), Felipe Ricardo Baptista E Silva (Universidade de Brasília)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue1
Pages153-169
Publication date2015-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistória Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0104-59702015000100009
PMID25742104
OpenAlexW2052233202
SCIELO_PIDS0104-59702015000100153
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

Brazilian foreign policy paradigms and changes in the global scenario since the Cold War created conditions for stronger ties between Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries. Recently, Brazil took the lead in regional integration processes and in South-South cooperation initiatives. These strategies and Fiocruz's acknowledged technical expertise resulted in its direct involvement in Brazilian foreign public health policy in the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Fiocruz developed cooperation projects in various areas, sharing its know-how and best practices in the most critical fields in partner countries, consolidating "public health framework cooperation" and contributing to diversifying Brazil's partners and promoting Brazil as a global actor

Context (archaeology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Foreign policy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Public health · Public relations · South–South cooperation · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing

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