On August 5, a follow-up meeting was held for Agreement 13/Cooperation Agreement 95 (TA13/TC95) between BIREME/PAHO/WHO and the General Coordination of Documentation and Information of Brazil’s Ministry of Health (CGDI/SAA/SE/MS) in coordination with PAHO Brazil. The purpose of the meeting was to present the technical and strategic advances of the first half of 2025 in […]
In the month that celebrates the Indigenous Peoples’ International Day, BIREME/PAHO/WHO, in cooperation with the Especial Secretariat of Indigenous Health (SESAI/MS), continues the actions of the 93rd Technical Cooperation Agreement (TC93). The agreement seeks to promote the strengthening of information and knowledge management on indigenous health, with an emphasis on increasing transparency and disseminating scientific and […]
The first half of 2025 marked a period of progress for three strategic initiatives developed under the TC157 technical cooperation agreement, led by BIREME/PAHO/WHO in partnership with the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health (SEIDIGI/MS): Brazil’s Unified Health System – SUS Digital Platform; Decision Aids; and Second Formative Opinion. These actions combine technological innovation, participatory […]
BIREME’s digital transformation is now also illustrated on its entrance panel: to celebrate the trajectory and new directions of the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO), the entrance hall has gained a new institutional panel. The artwork, the result of a collaborative process with leaders and teams, highlights BIREME’s digital evolution […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through its Departments of Health Systems and Services (HSS) and Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), and its Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), through its Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC), held in Brazil, on June […]
On June 10 and 13, 2025, representatives from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a technical visit to two municipal integrative and indigenous health services in São Paulo, Brazil, with the aim of learning about innovative experiences and discussing the Global Library of Traditional Medicine, developed by BIREME […]
The Dominican Republic took a key step in its journey to strengthen national scientific output by holding the first meeting of the Advisory Committee of the country’s Virtual Health Library, informally known as “BVS-DOM“, on May 29, 2025. The meeting took place at the PAHO/WHO headquarters in Santo Domingo and was attended by representatives from […]
The activities of BIREME/PAHO/WHO in the Caribbean have been in the spotlight in recent weeks, consolidating technical cooperation with countries in the region to strengthen health systems and expand access to scientific and technical information produced by countries in the region. The activities were carried out in June in Curaçao and in May in Trinidad […]