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Science & Research
Research Lines
Our trials and applied productions focus on tangible solutions for historically neglected populations.
Science and Equity: Focus on Priority Populations
Our scientific production is dedicated to transforming the reality of groups in contexts of vulnerability. Currently, IRPP concentrates its efforts and research on the prison system and indigenous communities, generating evidence that supports precise interventions and public policies aimed at promoting dignity and collective health.
Endemic-Epidemiological Fronts
Our researchers are fundamentally dedicated to creating solutions against diseases with the highest territorial incidence in Brazil.
Tuberculosis
Disruptive Detection and Tuberculosis Elimination Strategies.
Application of mass screening for identification of active and subclinical TB in priority populations, using portable radiography with Artificial Intelligence support and molecular biology (GeneXpert Ultra).
HIV
Reduction of Under-detection and Immediate Therapeutic Linkage.
Rapid testing surveys for HIV aimed at mitigating care gaps.
Syphilis
Point-of-Care Diagnosis and Control of Neglected Conditions.
Systematic mapping of syphilis prevalence through rapid tests and digital puncture.
Hepatites Virais
Active diagnosis of Hepatitis B and C as socially determined co-infections.
Execution of active search and molecular testing for HBV and HCV, integrating the screening of transmissible infections into clinical follow-up.
Bahia Hub
Vulnerability Context: Prison System
Deprivation of liberty is one of the highest-risk environments for contagion and treatment abandonment of TB and HIV. IRPP conducts structural studies in Bahia units to formulate new public policies for intra-wall prophylaxis.
Amazon Hub
Geography and Isolation: Indigenous Health
Distance from major centers generates severe underreporting. We develop robust testing and syndromic monitoring strategies focused on indigenous populations in the north of the country, respecting sociocultural matrices.
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The scientific world lacks the courage to act outside the controlled box, where everything is ideal and predictable. Perhaps we don't lack more innovation, we lack action and compassion.Beatriz DuarteFounder & President