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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Division of Universal Health Coverage and Life Course of the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated the publication of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) annual report, published on May 23, 2025, and available online in English (click here to access). The document includes its main results clustered into: (1) Leadership and political engagement; […]