The Library of the Ministry of Health celebrated its 71st anniversary with a special ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, recognizing professionals and partners who have contributed to its historic trajectory, including BIREME. The event reaffirmed its commitment to disseminating public health knowledge.
BIREME launches DeCS Finder AI, a new feature based on artificial intelligence that automates the indexing of texts with DeCS descriptors, speeding up cataloging work and facilitating the identification of relevant terms.
During the 31st RIPSA Workshop, held on December 5 and 6 in Brasilia, BIREME presented the new qualification records portal. The initiative highlights technological integration and the commitment to standardizing information, strengthening the network’s position as a reference in public health indicators.
The “Profile of LILACS journals 2024” was presented on December 5 during a webinar with the participation of editors, members of editorial teams and survey respondents. The results provide a detailed overview of editorial practices, access policies, linguistic diversity and other characteristics of the journals. The study offers a strategic guide for strengthening editorial quality and scientific visibility in Latin America and the Caribbean. Check out the highlights.
For his high-impact academic career, BIREME Director João Paulo Souza was recognized in Stanford University’s “Top 2%” ranking, which evaluates the academic impact of 6.8 million researchers, highlighting his role as public health research according to PAHO/WHO and BIREME’s mission to democratize access to scientific health information.
SESAI/MS and BIREME/PAHO/WHO are making progress in strengthening indigenous health in Brazil, with technical meetings held in September and October 2024 to review and monitor actions and priorities. The cooperation project’s activities include dialogue with users and leaders from indigenous territories to review information needs and to make contributions and suggestions for the Portal of the Indigenous Peoples VHL.
BIREME develops products and services that support the improvement of the quality of production, access, and publication of scientific and technical health information and evidence for all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Together with PAHO Brazil, a number of projects aim to strengthen technical support to health workers, policy-makers and communities. Learn more here.
In the second semester of 2024, in partnership with the MedCarib Network, BIREME led technical sessions for Caribbean countries, focusing on strengthening access to health information in the region. The sessions also covered best practices in indexing and scientific editing, and the recordings are available online.
In November 2024, BIREME carried out the annual selection of journals for the LILACS database, ensuring the inclusion of scientific publications of high quality and relevance to the health sciences. The Evaluation Committee approved three new journals, reinforcing the continued commitment to technical cooperation in favor of health information in Latin America and the Caribbean. Check out the details.
October is the month internationally dedicated to breast cancer awareness, and BIREME joins the global efforts for prevention and care. In 2024, the discussion was reinforced by updates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which highlight new approaches and strategies for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.