Adhanom highlighted the country’s role as a vaccine supplier
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, discussed the spread of dengue fever in Brazil during a meeting on Monday (5), at the Palácio do Planalto.
The WHO head said that the country could be a supplier of the vaccine against the disease through the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, linked to the Ministry of Health, and the Butantan Institute, subordinate to the government of the state of Sao Paulo and which is already developing an immunizer.
However, the only vaccine available at the moment is Qdenga, produced by the Japanese laboratory Takeda and whose application is expected to begin shortly.
Lula, Adhanom and the Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, also spoke about the Brazilian presidency of the G20 and the collaboration with the WHO in the fight against diseases such as tuberculosis, Chagas disease and leprosy.
The government also announced that Trindade is expected to make a statement on national radio and television about the dengue epidemic, which has already caused at least 36 deaths in Brazil, while another 234 are under investigation.
Source: Terra

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