The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations and the Ministry of Education, launched today (28), in Brasília, the Brazilian Clinical Research Network, a kind of articulation and consulting instance aimed at strengthening the clinical research in the country. The decree that officially creates the network was published in the Official Gazette at the beginning of the month. The proposal, according to the Ministry of Health, is to promote and encourage scientific and technological development and national innovation in clinical research. The network will function as a forum for intersectoral articulation and technical-scientific cooperation. Developments The initiative, centralized in the Department of Science and Technology, foresees qualification strategies for researchers and health professionals, contributing to the improvement of the Unified Health System (SUS). “[A rede] aims to provide a participatory and favorable environment for the development of clinical research of excellence, with intersectoral articulation and technical-scientific cooperation between different institutions and organizations, in order to make Brazil more attractive and competitive in the face of the global research scenario”, informed the Ministry of Health. The construction of the network was carried out through articulation with bodies and entities of the federal, state, district or municipal public administration; international institutions and organizations; clinical research centers; ethics committees in human research; associations of researchers, health professionals and patients; higher education institutions and pharmaceutical industries, clinical research representative organizations (CROs) and associations.
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