IBRO COVID-19 UPDATES
Schools | Activities | Covid-19 Policy | Maps & Trackers | Global & Regional Authorities | National Authorities
6 March 2020
To our global neuroscience community:
IBRO recognizes the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, and we are following its progression closely. We respect the recommendations and assessments of the World Health Organization and adhere to regional, national and local government policies being developed and implemented in response to changing conditions. Because the situation is actively evolving, we encourage our global community to be guided by the same approach.
Our immediate priority is to anticipate challenges and help protect the health and safety of those participating in any of our supported activities. Several of our member societies, individual grantees, schools, and events have already been affected by travel, work, and general life restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 epidemics. To be as flexible and responsive as possible, we are currently working on a case-by-case basis to address issues of activity postponement, cancellation, or other modifications.
We hope that the COVID-19 outbreak will come to an end quickly, and we will circulate any IBRO-related updates as soon as they arise. In the meantime, please stay healthy, follow credible recommendations and remain vigilant about false information and scams associated with COVID-19. You can find relevant links listed below for further consideration. If you have any general questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at secretariat[at]ibro.org.
Tracy L. Bale
IBRO President
IBRO Schools/Activities 2020 Updates
Cancelled Schools
IBRO-RIKEN CBS Summer Program 2020
How Brains make decisions: Cognitive, Emotive and Societal Factors
Wako, Japan (18 June – 21 August)
IBRO-ICPBR Summer School of Primate Neurobiology 2020
Shanghai, China (20-26 July)
IBRO Visiting Lecturer Training Program (VLTP) School
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (September 2020)
IBRO Visiting Lecturer Training Program (VLTP) School
Belém, Brazil (September 2020)
Postponed Schools
IBRO-APRC Associate School of Neuroscience
Regulatory RNAs and the Brain: Development to Disease
New Delhi, India (6-10 April)
Postponed date: Virtual, To be decided
IBRO-APRC Nepal School
Understanding of Neuroscience and Spectrum of Neurogenetic Disorders
Kathmandu, Nepal (18 April – 1 May)
Postponed date: To be decided in 2021
IBRO-APRC Associate School
Gut Microbia and the Gut-Brain Connection
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (17-23 August)
Postponed date: Summer 2021
IBRO-APRC Advanced School
Advanced Technologies for Neuroscience Research
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (September)
Postponed date: Summer 2021
IBRO-APRC Associate School
Animal Models of Neurobiology Research: Models to Molecules
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Amarkantak, India (24-28 August)
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO-APRC Associate School
Software and AI Techniques for Brain Network Analysis
Malaysia (September)
Postponed date: February 2021
IBRO-APRC School
Neurobiology of Addiction
India (October)
Postponed date: September 2021
IBRO-ARC School
Neuromics: The Interaction Between omics, neuroscience and translational research
American University in Cairo (October)
Postponed date: March 2021
3rd IBRO-MENA School
Neurogenetics
Tunisia (October)
Postponed date: 10-12 December 2020
IBRO-PERC supported TENSS School
Transylvanian Experimental Neuroscience Summer School
The Pike lake, Transylvania, Romania (1-21 September)
Postponed date: June 2021
IBRO-UM5 Advanced School
Basal Ganglia and Linked Diseases
Rabat, Morocco (October)
Postponed date: 21 June – 4 July 2021
IBRO-UM5 Advanced School
Translational Neuroscience of Drug Addiction
Rabat, Morocco (13-26 March)
Postponed date: 6-18 November 2020
IBRO-USCRC 14th Canadian School of Neuroscience
Development, Plasticity, and Repair of Neural Circuits
Montreal, Canada (18 May – 7 June)
Postponed date: May 2021
Cancelled Activities
12th IBRO/EAN (European Academy of Neurology) Regional Teaching Course in Sub-Saharan Africa
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda (September 2020)
IBRO-ARC Teaching Tools Workshop
IBRO-USCRC SEED Program 2020
Scholarships to Enhance and Empower Diversity (SEED)
One-week workshop of intensive grant writing and critiquing grant applications, participation in a mock grant review panel, long-term mentoring and professional enrichment, and more.
IBRO Visiting Lecture Team Program (VLTP) Course 2020
Mongolia VLTP Neuroscience Course
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (September)
Postponed Activities
3rd IBRO-ARC Workshop: Central Nervous System, Developmental Remodeling and Neuroplasticity
Alexandria, Egypt (22-25 March)
Organized by Alexandria University
Postponed date: September/October 2020
IBRO-ARC Neurosciences Research Ethics Policy Workshop
Taroudant, Morocco (26-28 June)
International Symposium for Young Neuroscience Investigators 2020 (ISYNI’20)
Postponed date: Possibly November 2020
8th Africa and Middle East Congress on Addiction (AMECA)
Drug Use as a Public Health Challenge
Agadir, Morocco (3-5 December)
Hosted by Agadir Ibn Zohr University and Medical School of Agadir
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
São Paulo, Brazil (16-22 March)
Organized by Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory (LNNE), Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Belgrade, Serbia (16-22 March)
Organized by Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry Ivan Djaja
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (16-22 March)
Organized by the Mongolian Neuroscience Society
Postponed date: Possibly August
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Puebla City, Mexico (17-20 March)
Organized by Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP)
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Durban, South Africa (17-20 March)
Organized by the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Cordoba, Argentina (17-20 March)
Organized by the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Cape Coast, Ghana (17-20 March)
Organized by University of Cape Coast
Postponed date: Partially completed, to be decided for final activities
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Vanarasi, India (17-20 March)
Organized by Banaras Hindu University
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Biratnagar, Nepal (17-20 March)
Organized by the Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital
Postponed date: End June
IBRO/DANA Brain Awareness Week Event
Penang, Malaysia (17-20 March)
Organized by the Universiti Sains Malaysia
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO Global Engagement Seed Grant
Workshop and Conference on Neurodegenerative Disorders
Belgrade, Serbia (3 February)
Organized by the Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry “Ivan Djaja”, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO Global Engagement Seed Grant
Havana, Cuba (March)
Organized by the International Center of Neurological Restoration (CIREN)
Postponed date: Partially completed, final activities organized for June 2020
IBRO Global Engagement Seed Grant
Shanghai, China (16-22 March)
Organized by the International Youth Neuroscience Association Club at NYU Shanghai
Postponed date: Fall 2020
IBRO Global Engagement Seed Grant
Workshop on Neurodegenerative diseases
Shillong, Meghalaya, India (5-10 October)
Organized by the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University
Postponed date: March 2021
IBRO Global Engagement Seed Grant
Montevideo, Uruguay (21-23 September during CILAC 2020)
Organized by the Sociedad de Neurociencias del Uruguay
Postponed date: To be decided, 2021
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Lima, Peru (14 March)
The Sixth International Practical Course, The Latin American Zebrafish Network (LAZEN 2020)
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Porto Alegre, Brazil (25-26 March)
Brain and Immune Metabolism in Physiology and Pathology
Organized by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Postponed date: September or October 2020
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Cali, Colombia (April)
Cellular Neurobiology, COLNE
Postponed date: April 2021
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Montevideo, Uruguay (29 June – 4 July)
HTM/HCO/TTPD Neurociencia & Inteligencia Artificial Para Todos
Organized by IIBCE
Postponed date: 29 June – 21 August (Virtual)
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Caba, Argentina (May)
Miniature fluorescence microscopy for in vivo neural recordings
Organized by Leloir Institute – FIL – IIBBA/CONICET
Postponed date: Possibly October
IBRO-LARC Short Course
New concepts about sleep function
Veracruz, Mexico (21 May)
Organized by Universidad Veracruzana
Postponed date: Possibly October
IBRO-LARC Short Course
Medellín, Colombia (23-26 May)
11th Latin American Epilepsy Congress
Postponed date: 2021
IBRO-MENA International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) Conference
Cairo, Egypt (25-27 March)
Organized by the University of Cairo
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO-MENA Mini-symposium for Trauma and Neuropsychological Changes
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (June 2020)
Postponed date: To be decided
IBRO-PERC Workshop on Glial Cells-Neuron Crosstalk in CNS Health and Disease
Turin, Italy (27-29 February)
Organized by the Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, Dept of Neuroscience Rita Levi Montalcini, University of Turin
Postponed date: October 2020
IBRO-PERC Meetings Support
Costa Brava, Spain (13-15 May)
New Frontiers in Neuron-Glial Plasticity in Health and Disease
XI Cajal Conference
Postponed date: 5-7 May 2021
COVID-19 Information Links
Maps & Trackers
Johns Hopkins University CSSE
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
United Kingdom
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd
Worldometer
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Regional Authorities
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
https://africacdc.org/covid-19/
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
WHO Regional Office for Africa (English, French, Portuguese)
https://www.afro.who.int/fr/node/12206
WHO Regional Office for the Americas (English, Spanish)
https://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?lang=en
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (Arabic, English, French)
http://www.emro.who.int/index.html
WHO Regional Office for Europe (English, French, German, Russian)
http://www.euro.who.int/en/home
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (English)
https://www.who.int/southeastasia
WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific (English)
https://www.who.int/westernpacific
National Authorities: Countries A-D
Afghanistan, Ministry of Public Health (English, Pashto, Persian)
https://moph.gov.af/en
Algeria, Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (French)
http://www.sante.gov.dz/
Andorra, Government (Catalan)
https://www.govern.ad/
Argentina, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.argentina.gob.ar/salud
Armenia, Ministry of Health (Armenian)
http://www.moh.am/#1/0
Australia, Department of Health (English)
https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
Austria, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (English, German)
https://www.sozialministerium.at/en.html
Azerbaijan, Ministry of Public Health
http://www.sehiyye.gov.az/
Bahrain, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moh.gov.bh/?lang=en
Belarus, Ministry of Health (Belarusian)
http://minzdrav.gov.by/
Belgium, Ministry of Health (Dutch, English, French, German)
https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/
Bhutan, Ministry of Health (English)
http://www.health.gov.bt/
Bolivia, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.minsalud.gob.bo/
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministry of Health (Bosnian)
http://www.fmoh.gov.ba/
Botswana, Ministry of Health and Wellness
https://www.moh.gov.bw/index.html
Brazil, Ministry of Health (Portuguese)
https://www.saude.gov.br/
Brunei, Ministry of Health (English, Malay)
http://www.moh.gov.bn/Pages/Home.aspx
Bulgaria, Ministry of Health (Bulgarian)
http://www.mh.government.bg/bg/
Burkina Faso, Ministry of Health (French)
https://www.sante.gov.bf/accueil
Cambodia, Ministry of Health (Khmer)
http://moh.gov.kh/
Cameroon, Ministry of Public Health (French)
https://www.minsante.cm/site/?q=fr
Canada, Health Canada (English, French)
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
Chile, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.minsal.cl/
China, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese)
http://www.chinacdc.cn/
Colombia, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.minsalud.gov.co/paginas/default.aspx
Costa Rica, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/
Côte d’Ivoire, government portal (French)
http://www.gouv.ci/Main.php
Croatia, Ministry of Health (Croatian)
https://zdravstvo.gov.hr/
Cuba, national health network (Spanish)
http://www.sld.cu/
Cyprus, Ministry of Health (Greek)
https://www.pio.gov.cy/coronavirus/
Czech Republic (Czech)
http://www.mzcr.cz/
Denmark, Ministry of Health (Danish, English)
http://www.sum.dk/
Ecuador, Ministry of Public Health (Spanish)
https://www.salud.gob.ec/
Egypt, National Government (Arabic)
https://www.egypt.gov.eg/arabic/home.aspx
Estonia, Health Board (English, Estonian, Russian)
https://www.terviseamet.ee/en
Finland, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (English, Finnish, Russian, Swedish)
https://stm.fi/en/frontpage
France, Ministry of Solidarity and Health (French)
https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/soins-et-maladies/maladies/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus/coronavirus-questions-reponses
Georgia, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs (Georgian)
https://www.moh.gov.ge/ka/
Germany, Ministry of Health (German)
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/
Gibraltar, Health Authority (English)
https://gha.gi/
Greece, Ministry of Health (Greek)
https://www.moh.gov.gr/
Guyana, Ministry of Public Health (English)
https://health.gov.gy/
Honduras, Secretary of Helath (Spanish)
http://www.salud.gob.hn/site/
Hong Kong, China, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health (English)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/index.html
Hungary, Hungarian Government (Hungarian)
https://koronavirus.gov.hu/
Iceland, Ministry of Health (English, Icelandic)
https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-of-health/
India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (English, Hindi)
https://mohfw.nic.in/
Indonesia, Ministry of Health (English, Indonesian)
https://www.kemkes.go.id/index.php?lg=LN02
Iran, Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Persian)
http://behdasht.gov.ir/
Iraq, Ministry of Health (Arabic)
https://moh.gov.iq
Ireland, Department of Health (English, Irish)
https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-health/?referrer=/
Israel, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish)
https://www.health.gov.il/English/Pages/HomePage.aspx
Italy, Department of Civil Protection (Italian and English)
http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/web/guest/attivita-rischi/rischio-sanitario/emergenze/coronavirus
National Authorities: Countries J-M
Jamaica, Ministry of Health and Wellness (English)
https://www.moh.gov.jm/
Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japanese and English)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/newpage_00032.html
Jordan, Ministry of Health (Arabic)
https://www.moh.gov.jo/
Kenya, Ministry of Health (English)
http://www.health.go.ke/
Kuwait, Health Ministry (Arabic, English)
https://www.moh.gov.kw/en/Pages/Default.aspx
Latvia, Ministry of Health (English, Latvian, Russian)
http://www.vm.gov.lv/lv/
Lebanon, Ministry of Public Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/
Lithuania, Ministry of Health (English, Lithuanian)
http://sam.lrv.lt/en/
Luxembourg, Ministry of Health (French)
https://sante.public.lu/fr/index.php
Macau, Health Bureau (Chinese, Portuguese)
https://www.ssm.gov.mo/portal/
Malaysia, Ministry of Health (Bahasa Melayu, English, Lain-Lain Bahasa)
http://www.moh.gov.my/
Maldives, The President’s Office (English, Maldivian)
https://presidency.gov.mv/
Malta, Ministry of Health (English, Maltese)
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/Pages/health.aspx
Mexico, Secretary of Health (Spanish)
https://www.gob.mx/salud/documentos/nuevo-coronavirus
Moldova, Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection (Romanian)
https://msmps.gov.md/ro
Monaco, Government of the Principality (French)
https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Coronavirus-Covid-2019
Mongolia, Ministry of Health (Mongolian)
https://zasag.mn/
Morocco, Ministry of Health (French)
https://www.sante.gov.ma/Pages/Accueil.aspx
National Authorities: Countries N-Q
Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services (English)
http://www.mhss.gov.na/corona
Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population (English, Nepali)
https://www.mohp.gov.np/
The Netherlands, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Dutch, English, Papiamento, Papiamentu)
https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-health-welfare-and-sport
New Zealand, Ministry of Health (English)
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus
Nigeria, Federal Ministry of Health (English)
https://health.gov.ng/
North Macedonia, Institute for Public Health (Macedonian)
https://www.iph.mk/
Norway, Institute of Public Health (English, Norwegian)
https://www.fhi.no/en/
Oman, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moh.gov.om/en/
Pakistan, Ministry of Health Services Regulations and Coordination (English)
http://nhsrc.gov.pk/
Palestinian Territories, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moh.gov.ps/portal/en/
Panama, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
http://www.minsa.gob.pa/
Paraguay, Ministry of Public Health and Social Wellbeing (Spanish)
https://www.mspbs.gov.py/covid-19.php?q=CORONAVIRUS&modo=1
Peru, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.gob.pe/8662
Philippines, Ministry of Health (English)
https://www.doh.gov.ph/
Poland, Ministry of Health (Polish)
https://www.gov.pl/web/zdrowie/
Portugal, National Health Service (Portuguese)
https://s-1.sns.gov.pt/
Qatar, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moph.gov.qa/arabic/Pages/default.aspx#
National Authorities: Countries R-S
Romania, Ministry of Health (Romanian)
http://www.ms.ro/
Russian Federation, Ministry of Health (Russian)
https://www.rosminzdrav.ru/
Rwanda, Biomedical Centre (English, Kinyarwanda)
https://www.rbc.gov.rw/index.php?id=707
San Marino, Institute for Social Security (Italian)
http://www.iss.sm/on-line/home.html
Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Health (Arabic, English)
https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Pages/Default.aspx
Senegal, Ministry of Health and Social Action (French)
http://www.sante.gouv.sn/
Serbia, Ministry of Health (English, Serbian)
https://www.zdravlje.gov.rs/#
Seychelles, Ministry of Health (English)
http://www.health.gov.sc/
Singapore, Ministry of Health (English)
https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19
Slovak Republic, Public Health Authority (Slovak)
http://www.uvzsr.sk/
Slovenia, Ministry of Health (English, Slovenian)
https://www.gov.si/teme/koronavirus/
South Africa, The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (English)
http://www.nicd.ac.za/
South Korea, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Korean)
http://www.mohw.go.kr/react/index.jsp
Spain, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/home.htm
Sweden, Public Health Agency of Sweden (English, Swedish)
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/
Switzerland, Federal Office of Public Health (English, French, German, Italian)
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home.html
National Authorities: Countries T-Z
Taiwan, Ministry of Health and Welfare (English, Chinese)
https://www.mohw.gov.tw/mp-2.html
Tanzania, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (English, Kiswahili)
https://www.moh.go.tz/en/
Thailand, Department of Disease Control (Chinese, English, Thai)
https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/index.php
Togo, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (French)
http://sante.gouv.tg/
Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of Health (English)
http://www.health.gov.tt/
Tunisia, Ministry of Public Health (Arabic, French)
http://www.santetunisie.rns.tn/fr/
Turkey, Ministry of Health (Turkish)
https://www.saglik.gov.tr/?_Dil=1
Uganda, Ministry of Health (English)
https://www.health.go.ug/
Ukraine, Minstry of Health (Ukrainian)
https://moz.gov.ua/
United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Health and Prevention (Arabic, English)
https://www.mohap.gov.ae/en/Pages/default.aspx
United Kingdom, Department of Health and Social Care (English)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
United States, Centers for Disease Control (English)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Uruguay, Ministry of Health (Spanish)
https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-salud-publica/
Vatican City, Holy See (multiple languages)
https://www.vaticannews.va/it.html
Vietnam, Ministry of Health (English, Vietnamese)
https://moh.gov.vn/
Zambia, Ministry of Health (English)
https://www.moh.gov.zm/