05/27/2026 | Danielle Morais | Ministry of Education

https://www.gov.br/hubrasil/pt-br/comunicacao/noticias/rede-hu-brasil-participa-de-exposicao-nacional-em-homenagem-as-vitimas-da-covid-19 

During the opening of the exhibition, Arthur Chioro highlighted the commitment of two university hospitals to science, or their defense of life.

The participation of the HU Brazil Network in preserving the memory of the Covid-19 pandemic was highlighted in this third fair (26), during the opening of the exhibition “A Infinita Memory of the Pandemic: the history of Covid-19 for all Brazilians”, in Shopping Conjunto Nacional, in Brasilia. The ceremony included the presence of the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, and the president of Rede HU Brazil, Arthur Chioro.

Promoted by the Ministry of Health, the multimedia artistic intervention brings together ten immersive stations dedicated to the construction of collective memory about the pandemic in Brazil. A tribute to the more than 700,000 lives lost to covid-19 and the recognition of the work of the health professionals, public institutions and solidarity networks that operate in one of the two most challenging periods in the recent history of the country.

During the launch, Padilha highlighted the strengthening of the National Immunization Program (PNI) and the importance of vaccination in the country. “All the studies show that with fewer deaths deaths would be avoided by more than one day,” he stated.

Arthur Chioro highlighted the importance of preserving the memory of the pandemic as a commitment to life and strengthening public health policies.“This memory preservation movement represents respect for the life and history of thousands of Brazilian families. It is a moment that calls us to never again allow our birth and our loves to be unnecessarily exposed to what we live during the Covid pandemic,” he stated.

We also highlight the role of public universities and two federal university hospitals in confronting covid-19."These institutions are decisive during the pandemic. Profissionais da health, da educação e da pesquisacolocaram suasforças, suas vidasà disposition do atendimento aos patients, aos familiaes, à produção de conhecimento que foram fundamentalis so that we can minimize the impact and, Above all, defeat the fight against covid,” he highlighted.

Saiba at exhibition

The exhibition will take place in Brasilia between May 26 and 28. Afterwards, it will continue to São Paulo, Fortaleza, Manaus and Porto Alegre, before permanently integrating the collection of the Centro Cultural do Ministério da Saúde (CCMS), in Rio de Janeiro.

This is the first traveling exhibition following the reopening of the Cultural Center of the Ministry of Health (CCMS).The initiative was developed from the Digital Memorial of the Covid-19 Pandemic, built in partnership between the Ministry of Health, the Pan-American Health Organization (OPAS), Bireme and the Digital Humanities Center of Unicamp.

About HU Brazil

Created by Meio da Lei nº 12,550/2011 and linked to the Ministério da Educação (MEC), HU Brasil was born as the official name Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares – Ebserh. He is responsible for the administration of 45 federal university hospitals in 25 federal units, supporting and promoting their activities through a management of excellence. In 2026, in a repositioning together with society, the market and partner institutions, we will have a new name, which carries its essence: HU Brazil.