Oswaldo Cruz Oswaldo Cruz Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, better known as Oswaldo Cruz (; August 5, 1872 in São Luís do Paraitinga, São Paulo province, Brazil – February 11, 1917 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro state), was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute. He occupied the fifth chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1912 until his death in 1917. Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz was born on August 5, 1872 in São Luis do Paraitinga, a small city in São Paulo Province, to the physician Bento Gonçalvez Cruz and Amália Bulhões
The McKell Institute The McKell Institute The McKell Institute is an Australian public policy institute dedicated to developing practical policy ideas and contributing to public debate. The McKell Institute was launched in April 2012. It is named after William McKell, the 27th Premier of New South Wales and 12th Governor-General of Australia. The McKell Institute released its first report in 2012 titled "Homes for All: The 40 things we can do to improve supply and affordability". The Institute conducts an annual survey, The State of New South Wales, which charts the views of NSW residents on a range of social and economic issues.