In the first half of 2025, the program strengthened regional cooperation with 14 webinars that brought together more than 2,500 participants from 36 countries. The meetings discussed innovation in information products, editorial ethics, indexing, and the use of artificial intelligence in health. The agenda continues until December, including the celebration of LILACS’ 40th anniversary.
In 2025, World Breastfeeding Week will mobilize governments, health professionals, and civil society around the theme “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create sustainable support systems”. The campaign reinforces breastfeeding as an essential collective action for public health, equity, and human development, with a global goal of achieving 70% exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life by 2030. BIREME supports the initiative with informational resources such as the Breastfeeding Knowledge Showcase and descriptors in DeCS, expanding access to qualified evidence for the promotion and protection of the practice.
BIREME inaugurates an institutional panel that reconfigures its entrance hall as a space for contact with its identity, history, and vision for the future. The graphic installation highlights milestones in digital transformation, recognizes stakeholders and institutions that are part of its cooperation network and highlights the Center’s commitment to its mission of promoting equity in access to scientific and technical information on health.
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 the 2023–2025 Strategy, focused on digital transformation, innovation, and institutional strengthening. This edition of the BIREME Bulletin presents the 10 main highlights of the semester, reflecting the Center’s commitment to supporting countries in the Region through the use of information and knowledge for health decision-making.
With a focus on regional integration and visibility of scientific production in health, highlights include the updating of portals in Brazil, Ecuador, and El Salvador; the creation of the LIDOCS database in the Dominican Republic; and the resumption of activities in Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Mozambique. Contributions to information sources exceeded 80,000 records processed by cooperating centers in 23 countries.
The Phase III of the technical cooperation project between PAHO/WHO, through BIREME, and the Municipal Health Secretariat of São Paulo ended last June, delivering significant advances in the SMS-SP VHL. The initiative strengthened information management and decision support within the municipal SUS. It also promoted technical training, collaboration, and the visibility of local public health initiatives, paving the way for its internationalization in Phase IV.
The 2025 global campaign reinforces the urgency of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030, addressing barriers such as stigma, low testing rates, and unequal access to treatment. On July 28, World Hepatitis Day, BIREME strengthens the regional response with qualified information through DeCS and the Knowledge Showcase, promoting evidence-based public health decisions.
Celebrating 100 editions, the BIREME Bulletin highlights its goal of strengthening institutional dissemination and regional exchange in health. This special edition highlights the history of the publication and the strategic role of BIREME/PAHO/WHO communication actions, which bring together teams, supporters, users, and networks around the purpose of transforming information into action for public health in the Americas.
During an event in São Paulo, Brazil, the TMGL received contributions for its improvement. Scheduled to be launched in December 2025, the platform advances the promotion of inclusion and innovation, bringing together traditional knowledge, artificial intelligence, accessibility resources, and social participation.
The Regional Consultation on Research Prioritization in Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicines (TCIM), promoted by PAHO/WHO and BIREME in São Paulo, brought together experts from the Americas to define strategic actions for the protection of ancestral knowledge and its articulation within primary health care. The event highlighted the importance of intercultural dialog in line with the new WHO Global Traditional Medicines Strategy.