Public-private partnership for drug development in Brazil: innovation and access to the HPV vaccine

• Grant number: 19/27513-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: February 01, 2020
• End date: January 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Public Administration
• Principal Investigator: Elize Massard da Fonseca
• Grantee: Beatriz Cipriano Portella
• Host Institution: Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (EAESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/18604-5 - Policies to increase the competitiveness of the pharmaceutical sector: Brazil's experience, AP.JP

Abstract

The student will analyse the public-private partnership (PPP) for drug development in Brazil, particularly the development and access to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. She will conduct a literature review on the health PPPs, focusing on policies for the pharmaceutical sector. She will also analyse the case of HPV from its development to the coverage of the HPV vaccine. The student will be trained in qualitative research methods, including process tracing and grounded theory. (AU)