The Public Health School of São Paulo was established in 1918, when the Hygiene Laboratory was created through an agreement signed between the State Government of São Paulo and the Rockefeller Foundation. As of 1969, under the name of Public Health School of University of São Paulo, it started to play a relevant role in disease prevention and epidemic control in the country. To celebrate the centennial of this renowned institution, an International Scientific Seminar was held on February 20-23, in which BIREME has also participated.
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Cooperative work with Infomed to update Cuba VHL
The Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas (Infomed) and BIREME join efforts to update and relaunch the National Virtual Health Library (VHL) of Cuba. The new VHL Cuba introduces a new approach directed to its target audience – users specialized in Health Sciences. Its new structure brings a method to organize contents according to Infomed priority, intentionality, and function, and customizes and releases contents to different user groups.
BIREME participate at the PAHO/WHO Brazil Expanded Programmatic Coordination Group
The PAHO/WHO Programmatic Coordination Group includes representatives of the programmatic and technical areas of PAHO Brazil. Its primary objective is to promote the exchange of administrative, technical, and strategic information, fostering integration between the areas and joint programs for the development of technical cooperation actions. BIREME, as a Specialized PAHO/WHO Center, works with its network of cooperating institutions in close coordination with PAHO/WHO Representations in each country, and was present in the GPA meeting held in PAHOBrazil in Brasília, in January 2018.
The focus of BIREME 2018-2019 Biennial Work Plan
BIREME’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP) is guided by Programs and Budgets aligned to PAHO Strategic Plan, which, in turn, is linked to the WHO General Work Program, the 2030 Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas, Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030), and the Health Agenda for the Americas. Moreover, the BWP considers the priorities of the Cooperation Strategies of the Countries of the Region and the recommendations of the Center’s Advisory Committee and Scientific Committee. BIREME’s 2018-19 BWP was approved by the Organization’s Executive Management and Director, and will guide the development of the Center’s projects, products and services during this biennium.
Bireme sets presence in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017
The presence of BIREME in the AL&C Region in 2017 was strengthened through technical cooperation actions with the PAHO/WHO Country Offices, as well as attendance at national and regional events, virtual meetings and technical meetings at PAHO/WHO Country Offices. These actions underline the repositioning of BIREME as a PAHO/WHO specialized center in scientific and technical information as a priority of the current leadership and with a view to strengthening its contribution to the information and knowledge management systems of the AL & C countries and through cooperation with other countries in the world.
Continuing education on access to information and scientific communication in health
On the framework of BIREME’s technical cooperation information products and services applied to management, access and use of information and evidence in health are developed, as well as to capacity building in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Throughout 2017 the Center led and took part in numerous capacity building activities for researchers, graduate students, managers and health professionals, both as face-to-face and distance learning. The capacity building activities focused mainly on access and use of health information, as well as scientific communication.
Advancing on the democratization of access to health information and evidence in LA&C
The Information Services offered by BIREME in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) aim to promote the democratization of equitable access to scientific and technical health information and to meet the information needs of health professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean through the efficient use of VHL information sources, development and updating of research resources, training activities and operation of other services. It is important to know the performance indicators of the access to information service, obtained from the access records to the Regional Portal of the VHL and the research service, to constantly improve information products and services according to the users’ needs and preferences.
Members of PAHO/WHO Executive Management visited BIREME in 2017
In the year in which it celebrated its 50th Anniversary, BIREME, as a PAHO/WHO Specialized Center, coordinated and held events that mobilized the celebrations together with supporters and institutional partners, former directors, collaborators and users from all the countries of the Region of America Latin America and the Caribbean. These events, as well as other internal meetings, were attended by the members of PAHO/WHO Executive Management at BIREME throughout the year.
BIREME Governance Committees met in 2017
The year 2017 was very busy for the Governance Committees, since they both held their meetings and effectively contributed for strengthening BIREME as a PAHO/WHO Specialized Center. The 6th Session of the Advisory Committee took place on February 2017, and was attended by PAHO/WHO representatives from Brazil and five country members: Argentina, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago. The 3rd Session of the Scientific Committee was held in December and had representatives from six countries: Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Both meetings were attended by PAHO/WHO Assistant Director, Francisco Becerra.
BIREME’s main achievements in 2017
In 2017, BIREME celebrated its 50th Anniversary as a PAHO/WHO Specialized Center, with the mission of democratizing health information, knowledge and scientific evidence. One of this year’s most important achievements is related to its institutional strengthening and its effective work with Latin American and Caribbean countries, marked by its presence in the Region and the development of technical cooperation projects, products and services.