The collaboration between the Institute for Global Health and Development and the University of Verona has been sealed today. Dr Magda Robalo, President of IGHD and Dr Evelina Taconnelli, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Verona, signed today, in Parma, Italy, a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the collaboration between the two institutions. The partnership will involve joint research projects, capacity building, and other academic activities in the area of infectious diseases, maternal and child health, in support of achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Guinea-Bissau and other low and middle income countries. It was also an opportunity for both teams to meet and plan forge their collaboration.