Category: PAHO

WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library on TCIM event

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 […]

Regional Consultation defines research priorities in Traditional Medicine

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 […]

Advisory Committee of Dominican Republic VHL in operation

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 […]

Health education with AI and access to information motivated event

From April 14 to 17, 2025, BIREME/PAHO/WHO participated in the 1st Symposium: The Panorama of Health Education in the Municipality of São Paulo, held by the Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS-SP), through the Municipal Health School (EMS). The event brought together workers, teachers, managers and authorities from the sector to debate the challenges and advances of […]

BIREME and PWR Brazil: cooperation agreements of the 2024-2025 biennium

BIREME’s Strategy 2023-2025 aims to guide information products and services for action in health, with an emphasis on the use of scientific evidence for decision-making, focusing mainly on four areas: Strengthening the capacity of lay people and communities for health-related decision-making; Strengthening professional decision-making capacities; Supporting the development of evidence-based health policies; and Supporting health […]

Stanford Ranking: João Paulo Souza is among the 2% of most cited scientists in the world

João Paulo Souza, Director of BIREME/PAHO/WHO, was recently recognized among the 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in a study conducted by Stanford University and published by Elsevier. The global analysis assessed the impact of 6.8 million researchers from various fields, considering standardized metrics such as the h-index and the hm-index adjusted for co-authorship. […]

CD61: BIREME hosts a booth at PAHO to showcase products and services

BIREME, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, is hosting a booth during the 61st PAHO Directing Council (CD61), from September 30 to October 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C., United States, at the Organization’s headquarters. The session, which brings together health ministers and other sector leaders from across the Americas, is ideal […]

COVID-19 and Infodemic: perspectives from the Pan American Health Organization

We invite colleagues from the Reference Networks, Indexers and other networks that work in collaboration with BIREME, to participate in the talk on: COVID-19 and Infodemic: perspectives from the Pan American Health Organization 📅 Diary: * Conceptual development of Anti-Infodemic Virtual Center for the Americas (AIVCA) Panelists: Eliane Pereira dos Santos y Marcelo D’Agostino * […]