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.