Fiocruz as an actor in Brazilian foreign relations in the context of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries: an untold story.
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.
Núcleo de Estudos sobre Bioética e Diplomacia em Saúde, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil, acarrilloroa@gmail.com.
Alejandra Carrillo
AC
Roa
Núcleo de Estudos sobre Bioética e Diplomacia em Saúde/UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil, feliperbs@gmail.com.
Felipe Ricardo
FR
Baptista e Silva
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