Centro De Estudos, Pesquisa E Desenvolvimento Tecnologico Em Saude Coletiva

What Centro De Estudos, Pesquisa E Desenvolvimento Tecnologico Em Saude Coletiva does

Centro De Estudos, Pesquisa E Desenvolvimento Tecnologico Em Saude Coletiva operates as CLAM (Centro Latino-Americano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos), an academic research center embedded within the Instituto de Medicina Social at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IMS/UERJ) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center conducts socio-anthropological research on sexuality, gender, reproductive rights, and public health across Latin America, using methodologies including ethnography, qualitative interviews, document analysis, and multi-sited field research. Its core products include the peer-reviewed journal Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad, a book collection, graduate programs (master's and doctoral in Collective Health), a specialization course in gender and sexuality (EGES), research groups (GDE, GPP-GeR), and the transnational REMA research network. In 2025, it launched the online extension course "Maternidades e violências" which enrolled 843+ participants.

The center serves academic researchers, graduate students, healthcare and social service professionals, and civil society organizations engaged in sexual and reproductive rights advocacy. Its distribution model relies on academic publishing channels, university libraries, conferences, and a digital presence across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, with a monthly newsletter and podcast appearances for public engagement. CLAM has no commercial revenue model; it is funded entirely through public university resources, CNPq research grants, and FAPERJ postdoctoral fellowships. With 8 core staff and partnerships spanning UFRJ, UFF, IFF/Fiocruz, CLACSO, and UNAM, the center functions as a coordinating node in the Latin American academic ecosystem on sexuality and human rights rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Centro De Estudos, Pesquisa E Desenvolvimento Tecnologico Em Saude Coletiva

Legal name

Centro Latino-Americano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos

Website

https://clam.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CLAM is an academic research center at IMS/UERJ in Rio de Janeiro that conducts socio-anthropological research on sexuality, gender, and human rights across Latin America, serving scholars, students, and civil society through publications, graduate programs, and extension courses.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CLAM is an academic research center linked to IMS/UERJ that conducts socio-anthropological research on sexuality, gender, reproductive rights, and public health in Latin America. It produces peer-reviewed academic publications, journals, books, extension courses, and policy analyses for researchers, healthcare professionals, and civil society organizations.

Product overview

CLAM (Centro Latino-Americano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos) is an academic research center at IMS/UERJ focused on sexuality, gender, human rights, and reproductive health in Latin America. The organization operates as a research and education institution rather than a technology product company, offering academic journals (Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad), graduate programs (mestrado/doutorado), specialization courses (EGES), research networks (REMA), an online extension course on maternities and violence, book collections, podcasts, and a digital library with strategic analyses and publications. The portfolio centers on academic research dissemination and education in sexual and reproductive health.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad – Revista Latinoamericana A peer-reviewed Latin American journal focused on sexuality, health, and society research, available through the e-publicacoes UERJ platform for academic researchers and scholars.
• EGES - Curso de Especialização em Gênero e Sexualidade A specialization course in gender and sexuality offered for healthcare professionals, social workers, and academics.
• Mestrado e Doutorado em Saúde Coletiva Master's and doctoral graduate programs in Collective Health conducted at IMS/UERJ, with research focus on sexuality, gender, and human rights.
• Coleção de Livros CLAM A collection of academic books covering topics on sexuality, gender, rights, and social research in Latin America, including titles like Transdiversidades, Prisões, sexualidades, gênero e direitos, and Fazer-se no Estado.
• Maternidades e violências: fortalecimento do direito à saúde e redes de acolhimento An online extension course addressing maternities and violence, strengthening the right to health and reception networks, launched in 2025 as a feminist social technology for healthcare and social service professionals.
• Biblioteca Digital - Acervo CLAM A digital library featuring strategic analyses, intellectual trajectories, and publications organized by the center for researchers and civil society.

Quantifiable outcome

• 843+ participants trained through extension courses on reproductive justice and maternal health
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UERJ - Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneirocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLAM operates as a research unit within the Instituto de Medicina Social (IMS/UERJ), a leading public health research institution. The partnership provides academic infrastructure, student enrollment (master's and doctoral programs), institutional credibility, and access to university resources including library systems and ethics committees.
• REMA - Rede Transnacional de Pesquisas sobre Maternidades Destituídas, Violadas e ViolentadascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research network on maternity issues including destituída (destituted), violada (violated), and violentada (violentized) mothers. REMA is co-coordinated by CLAM researcher Laura Lowenkron. The network conducts joint research, publishes articles, and organizes the extension course 'Maternidades e violências: fortalecimento do direito à saúde e redes de acolhimento' with 843+ enrolled participants.
• IFF/Fiocruz - Instituto Fernandes Figueira / Fundação Oswaldo CruzmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for research on gender, sexuality, and health. CLAM researchers conduct joint projects and supervise postdoctoral fellows at Fiocruz. Joint events including Café Acadêmico held at IFF/Fiocruz facilities. Researcher Suely Deslandes supervises CLAM-affiliated research.
• CLACSO - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias SocialesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American social sciences council. CLAM researchers participate in CLACSO working groups including 'El istmo centroamericano: perspectivas epistemológicas periféricas' (2016-2026). Co-publishes books through CLACSO publications including 'Ciudadanías sexuales vivibles en América Latina y El Caribe' (2025).
• UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiromajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for doctoral programs and joint research. CLAM researchers collaborate with UFRJ scholars on thesis defenses and academic publications. Joint involvement in ethnographic research and neuroscience studies.
• UFF - Universidade Federal FluminensemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on sociology and law research programs. CLAM participates in UFF's Postgraduate Program in Sociology and Law (PPGSD). Joint research on gender, sexuality, and reproductive policies. UFF's Antropolítica journal publishes CLAM-organized dossiês.
• UNAM - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican national university partnership through faculty exchange and joint research. CLAM researcher Jimena de Garay Hernández completed her psychology degree at UNAM before joining UERJ.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grupo Curumim — Gestação e Parto: Recife-based Brazilian NGO focused on women's sexual and reproductive health, including abortion rights and obstetric violence. Comparable to CLAM's maternal-health and reproductive-justice research portfolio, particularly the REMA network and the maternities-and-violence course.
• Rede Feminista de Saúde: Brazilian network of feminist researchers, activists, and health professionals focused on sexual and reproductive rights. Comparable to CLAM in academic-civil-society intersection and in producing dossiers, publications, and policy advocacy on sexuality, gender, and reproductive health.
• ABIA — Associação Brasileira Interdisciplinar de AIDS: Brazilian NGO/research organization focused on AIDS, sexuality, and human rights, also publishing research and policy briefs and based in Rio de Janeiro. Directly comparable to CLAM in combining social-science research, advocacy, and policy dissemination on sexuality and health in Brazil.
• CEPIA — Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação e Ação: Brazilian feminist research and advocacy organization working on reproductive rights, gender, and sexuality from a social-science perspective. Directly comparable to CLAM in topic focus (sexual and reproductive rights) and in combining academic research with civil-society mobilization in Brazil.
• Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero — Pagu / UNICAMP: Long-standing gender studies research nucleus at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) producing social-science research on gender, sexuality, and reproductive rights in Brazil. Comparable to CLAM as a Brazilian public-university research unit focused on social-science scholarship on gender and sexuality.

Broad incumbents

• IPPF/WHR — International Planned Parenthood Federation / Western Hemisphere Region: Regional federation providing sexual and reproductive health services, research, and advocacy across the Americas. Comparable to CLAM as a reproductive-rights actor in Latin America combining research, training, and policy work, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Guttmacher Institute: Leading US-based research and policy organization on sexual and reproductive health and rights globally, including Latin America. Comparable to CLAM in producing peer-reviewed research and policy analysis used by civil society and governments in the region, though at a much larger scale.
• Ipas Latin America and the Caribbean: International NGO dedicated to expanding access to safe abortion and contraceptive care, with research and policy programs across Latin America. Comparable to CLAM as a larger, well-funded reproductive-rights research and advocacy actor operating in the same region and overlapping topics.
• Promundo (now Equimundo): Global research and advocacy organization with strong Brazilian roots focused on gender equality, masculinities, and sexual and reproductive health. Comparable to CLAM as a social-science research organization publishing peer-reviewed work and engaging policymakers in Latin America.

Others

• CLACSO — Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales: Latin American Social Sciences Council coordinating social-science research networks and working groups across the region, with which CLAM already collaborates through working groups and co-publications. Comparable as a regional social-science research infrastructure and CLAM's primary continental network partner.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

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• Facebookfacebook.com/CLAM-165677580156653
• Instagraminstagram.com/clam_ims_uerj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-estudos-pesquisa-e-desenvolvimento-tecnologico-em-saude-coletiva

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