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In 2015, among others, IHMT received
a Grand Challenges Explorations project
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda-
tion and one of its projects was selected
under the Public Health Initiatives/EEA
Grants Programme.
The IHMT’s scientific activity has been
recognised by awards such as the Gilead
Génese Grant, the IHMT having collabo-
rated in a study awarded the Pfizer Prize
for basic research.
The IHMT had 47.1 FTE who published
around 180 articles, more than 130 of
which were in indexed journals, an in-
crease of 20% over the previous year,
and 66% of which were in the 1st quar-
tile (Scimago-Q1). The average impact
factor was 2.8. The publications involved
a strong collaborative component: of the
national contributions, 13% were in stud-
ies involving other NOVA units, and 44%
resulted from international collaboration,
of which around one third were with insti-
tutions in the CPLP.
Other significant facts/
events
The current Minister of Health of Angola,
Luís Sambo, joined the teaching staff of
the IHMT, occupying the Calouste Gul-
benkian Professorship for Global Health,
with the support of the Calouste Gulben-
kian Foundation.
The IHMT promoted and hosted 37
technical/scientific events (including 24
GHTM sessions). Among these, the or-
ganisation of the 3rd National Congress
of Tropical Medicine was a particular
highlight, during which the 1st Prize for
Journalism in the field of Global Health
and Tropical Medicine was awarded,
along with the 1st Lusophone Meeting
on Vector-borne Diseases, which was at-
tended by around 300 specialists.
Three cultural events were also hosted
(see Timeline).
In terms of its status and recognition
among Portuguese society, the fifth
Open Day received around 350 visitors
and we maintained our presence in the
media, with 402 news reports published.
Under the cooperation, the IHMT estab-
lished agreements with African and Bra-
zilian institutions, took part in Ministry of
Health missions to East Timor and Mo-
zambique and collaborated, in the area
of vector-borne diseases, with the Na-
tional Institute of Public Health of Guinea
Bissau.
Also worthy of mention is the consoli-
dation of conditions of financial sustain-
ability, with an increase in own revenues,
the continuation of administrative reform,
the management and development of
human resources, differentiating middle
management positions, the formalisation
of museological activity and the recovery
of infrastructure, creating a new space
for providing student services and for the
International Public Health and Biostatis-
tics Unit, with classrooms, room for fel-
lows, a documentation centre and offices
for teachers and researchers.
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