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; […]
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. […]
On September 11 and 12, BIREME Director João Paulo Souza participated in a global technical meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the Department of Digital Health and Innovation on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in traditional medicine. The meeting, hosted by the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi, […]
