Technical cooperation between PAHO Brazil and BIREME, together with the Superintendency of Professional Management and Health Education of the Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Tocantins (SES-TO) promotes a Scientific Communication training activity for the employees of the Escola Tocantinense do SUS. In introducing concepts of scientific communication in health sciences, the course aims to educate health professionals on the need to report results of clinical research and observation, as well as to give visibility to data and reports produced by SES-TO.
Author: Lilian Callo
BIREME, the Brazilian Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO Brazil evaluate joint results
The main results of TC93 between BIREME, the Brazilian Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO Brazil contribute to the priorities of the country’s government, especially in the application of newly generated knowledge to health practices and in the prioritization of health topics in scientific research. They also contribute to the PAHO/WHO Strategic Plan and its Strategies and Plans of Action on e-Health, Knowledge Management and Communications and Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage.
Health equity, information dissemination and PAHO/WHO technical cooperation
Health equity is one of PAHO/WHO cross-cutting issues, besides being a value which is explicit in the Organization’s mission. Furthermore, equity is a pillar for institutional planning and a cross-cutting priority theme of PAHO’s technical cooperation with the countries of the Region. Aware of its relevance, BIREME is conducting a review of the Health Science Descriptors (DeCS) associated to health equity and its related terms.
March anniversaries: 51 years of BIREME and 20 of the VHL
Two institutional celebrations occurred this March: on the 3rd, BIREME completed 51 years and on the 27th, the Virtual Health Library (VHL), the Center’s main technical cooperation strategy, celebrated its 20th anniversary. In order to support the health priorities of the Region, BIREME, alongside a network of national institutions, develops health information products and services such as the VHL, LILACS and DeCS. In 2018, the Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine VHL (TCIM VHL) was launched in the presence of the PAHO/WHO Director in an international event that took place in Rio de Janeiro.
Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine for the Americas VHL is launched in event with the presence of PAHO/WHO Director
The Virtual Health Library on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine for the Americas (TCIM VHL) was launched on March 12 by the Director of PAHO/WHO and the Director of BIREME/PAHO/WHO, within the framework of the 1º Congreso Internacional de Prácticas Integrativas y Salud Pública (1st International Congress on Integrative Practices and Public Health), which took place in Rio de Janeiro and was organized by the Ministry of Health of Brazil. It is an important tool for empowering professionals who work on the policies, management, instruction and regulation of integrative health practices.
WHO Director-General holds official visit to Brazil
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, held his first official visit to Brazil on March 21 and 22, 2018. Dr. Tedros attended several meetings with national authorities in Brasilia and gained a deeper understanding of the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS – Unified Health System). During his visit to PAHO Brazil, Dr. Tedros restated the importance of universal health coverage not only for people to have access to their basic right to health, but also as a means of promoting the development of countries.
Managers’ meeting for South American countries and sub-regions is held at PAHO Brazil
The main goal of the Managers’ meeting is to identify strategies for reinforcing PAHO’s position as the major public health agency and to optimize them on national and sub-regional levels in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. During the South American meeting, which took place on March 12th to 15th at the PAHO Office in Brazil, several topics were covered. Among these are the strategies for the elimination of infectious diseases, the promotion of health and the diffusion and implementation of the Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas 2018-2030.
FELSOCEM members receive technical training in BIREME
Promoting the publication of scientific research results through the development of methodologies to train authors, editors and other actors in scientific communication in Latin America and the Caribbean is one of BIREME’s tasks, as established in its 2018-2019 Biennial Work Plan, under the Information and Knowledge Management initiative. It was with this purpose that medical students and young graduates associated to the Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades Científicas de Estudiantes de Medicina (FELSOCEM – Latin-American Federation of Scientific Societies of Medical Students) visited BIREME from February 28th to March 2nd.
LILACS is presented at the XIII Jornada APDIS in Portugal
Open Science occupies a prominent place in the health information scenario. The opening of the scientific process has a direct impact on citizens and on society, strengthening new research lines and advances in the field of health. BIREME, in line with the development of digital culture, works on providing information to the network, aligned with the participation of a broad base of potential contributors. The Regional Congress on Health Science Information (CRICS), to be held São Paulo, Brazil on December 4-6th, in its 10th edition, shall be a space for reflection and debate.
CRICS10 will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 4-6, 2018
The 10th edition of the Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS10) and the 7th edition of the Virtual Health Library Coordination Meeting (VHL7) will be held in São Paulo on December 4-6, 2018. The main topic of the Conference is “Advancing towards the 2030 Agenda: contributions of evidence and knowledge”, structured in six thematic axes. CRICS is one of the most important and consolidated forums on health scientific and technical information in the Region.