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 celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Honduras Virtual Health Library – Honduras VHL, held on November 7, 2025, in Tegucigalpa, marks the consolidation of its trajectory as one of the most relevant initiatives for democratizing access to scientific health information in the country. The celebration brought together national authorities, health professionals, librarians, teachers, researchers, students, […]
The urgent need to address the interplay between infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which together pose the greatest public health challenges in the Americas, was highlighted by Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, at an event held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in 22nd of September 2025: At UNGA […]
The first semester of 2025 was marked by important results for BIREME/PAHO/WHO, within the framework of its 2024–2025 Biennial Work Plan and in alignment with its 2023–2025 Strategy, which is focused on digital transformation, innovation, and institutional strengthening. BIREME continued to support the countries of the Region through information products and services aimed at knowledge […]
On May 31, 2025, World No Tobacco Day will be celebrated, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) which, this year, has adopted the theme “Unmasking the tobacco industry: exposing companies’ tactics to make tobacco and nicotine products more attractive”. The campaign aims to reveal the strategies used by these industries to make their […]
On August 14, 2024, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a new outbreak of Mpox to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The decision was prompted by the increase in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries, which are now facing the spread of […]
