title: Cuba and Brazil: an important example of South-South collaboration in health biotechnology.
abstract: This article analyzes the entrepreneurial cooperation between Cuba and Brazil in health biotechnology. It looks at the strategies applied and the main impacts. The respective government/political wills and the corresponding South-South collaboration policies are discussed, as well as the steps taken to materialize collaboration programs, including joint production of a meningitis vaccine for Africa. This cooperation is a good example of how South-South collaboration can be a useful tool to promote capacity building and provide cost-effective health solutions for developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil. tirso@onix.com.br
authors.forename: Tirso W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Sáenz
authors.forename: Halla
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thorsteinsdóttir
authors.forename: Maria Carlota
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001709:Biotechnology; D001938:Brazil; D003462:Cuba; D007391:International Cooperation; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D018581:Technology Transfer
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines