Climate change is no longer a distant prediction but a concrete reality that affects the lives and health of millions of people. Heat waves, floods, droughts, air pollution, and other extreme events have caused disease and economic and social losses around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 2030 and 2050, climate […]
Guatemala celebrated a strategic milestone for strengthening information management with the official relaunch of its Virtual Health Library – Guatemala VHL. The ceremony brought together representatives from PAHO/WHO, the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC), BIREME/PAHO/WHO, and national institutions that are part of the VHL Network, consolidating a collective effort that spans more than […]
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) continues to advance its mandate of strengthening access to strategic health information across the Region. In keeping with this, representatives from ten CARPHA Member States participated in a three-day FI-Admin Training Workshop, aimed at improving the indexing, management, and visibility of regional health literature. The workshop was facilitated by […]
BIREME/PAHO/WHO was present at the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine(3rdWCTCIM), in Río de Janeiro, Brazil, when João Paulo Souza, the Director of BIREME participated representing WHO and PAHO highlighting the MTCI importance in the Americas Region and the pre-launch of the Global Library of Traditional Medicine (WHO TMGL) was made.The WHO TMGL is an […]
The WHO TMGL will feature thematic pages that will allow the delve deeper into the content in specific areas. The first, presented during the WHO TMGL pre-launch event, is dedicated to Traditional Birth Attendants in the Americas, a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) development in collaboration with the Department of Social and Environmental […]
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS for its acronym in Spanish) and the Center for Strategic Development and Information on Health and Social Security (CENDEISSS for its acronym in Spanish) officially launched the new platform of the Costa Rica Virtual Health Library (VHL), in an online event with the participation of national and international […]
With a view to advancing the use of Artificial Intelligence in its health information products and services and, at the same time, reaffirming its institutional values, such as ethics, transparency, and accountability, BIREME/PAHO/WHO has established a set of guidelines to guide the development and adoption of AI-based solutions within the Center. The document was prepared […]
A recent publication by the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), highlights the emerging use of artificial intelligence (AI) in traditional health practices around the world. Entitled “Mapping the application of artificial intelligence in traditional medicine: technical brief” (July 11, 2025), the […]
Project strengthens public health knowledge management in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil The third phase of the technical cooperation project between the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), through BIREME, and the Municipal Health Secretariat of São Paulo, Brazil (SMS-SP), ended in the first half of 2025 with significant advances in the maintenance […]
The World Health Organization Traditional Medicine Global Library (WHO TMGL) was presented by João Paulo Souza, director of BIREME, as part of the program for the Regional Consultation for Prioritizing Research in Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), held on June 11 and 12 in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was organized by the Pan […]