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The last session of the VI Cycle of Debates on Bioethics, Diplomacy and Public Health in 2015 will discuss the background and the future prospects of the Strategic Plan for Cooperation in Health (Pecs) from the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP). The debate happens on November 19th, at 8:30 am…

The Center for Bioethics and Diplomacy Studies in Health (Nethis/Fiocruz Brasília) starts on September 8th the Course of Short Duration on International Cooperation in Health, at the Government School at Fiocruz Brasília. The training, which will occur until September 22nd, is consisted of 40 hours per class, being 12 hours…

The Center for Bioethics and Diplomacy Studies in Health (Nethis/Fiocruz Brasília) announced today  (26th) the result of selection to the Course of Short Duration on International Cooperation in Health (see list below). The approved students must register on August 27th and 28th, 2015. The training will be provided between September…

The measures of height and weight of adults obtained by the National Health Research conducted by IBGE - in a probabilistic sample of over 80 thousand households - bring bad news about obesity in Brazil. According to the survey, done in 2013, one in six are obese men (16.8%) as…

Six out of ten Brazilian children with less than two years have already eaten biscuit, cookie or cake and 32% already drank soda or industrialized juice. These foods should be consumed after that age, and in moderation, according to guidance of nutritionists and pediatricians. The information is from the National…

Image: unicafes.org.br The Collegiate Board of Anvisa approved on Thursday (August 20th) the beginning of the toxicology re-evaluation of five active ingredients of pesticides used in Brazil: glyphosate, lactofen, abamectin, carbofuran and thiran. By law, the registration of pesticides has no expiration date, but the re-evaluations…

Theme: “Public spending on health care: visions for a relevant debate” Lecturers: - Renilson Rehem de Souza, Executive Superintendent of the Children’s Hospital of Brasília – HCB. See the presentation of slides here. [youtube_sc url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNHIBA0Q4gQ] - Sérgio Francisco Piola, Guest Researcher at the International Observatory of Human Capabilities, Development and Public Policy at…

The Center for Bioethics and Diplomacy Studies in Health (Nethis/Fiocruz Brasília) has registration opened until August 18th for the Course of Short Duration on International Cooperation in Health, which will happen between August 31st and September 11th, with load time of 40 hours/class, being 12 hours for activities at distance.…

The Director of the Children's Hospital of Brasília (HCB), Renilson Rehem, and guest researcher at the Center for Studies in Public Health at the University of Brasilia (Nesp/UnB), Sergio Piola, are lecturers of the table "Public spending on health care: visions for a relevant debate", on August 20th, at 8:30…

Theme: “Views on health and ethics in the construction of our Future: the legacy of Berlinguer” Lecturers: Volnei Garrafa (Coordinator of the Unesco Chair of Bioethics at the University of Brasilia – UnB) [youtube_sc url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gz83z_Rs_4] Roberto Passos Nogueira (Researcher at the Applied Economic Research Institute – IPEA) [youtube_sc url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qX8iTPOfoo] Coordinator: - José Paranaguá…