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BIREME Bulletin n° 29

Dr. Gross and Dr. González discuss collaboration between PAHO/WHO Brazil and BIREME

The first meeting between the Director of BIREME, Dr. Diego González and the new PAHO/WHO Representative in Brazil, Dr. Socorro Gross, took place on January 7, in Brasilia. The meeting was an opportunity to inform the Representative about the results achieved by the Center with the support of PAHO Brazil and its cooperation terms with the Ministry of Health, as well as to outline ways of strengthening partnerships with the country’s Municipal, State and Federal Governments.

Records from Epistemonikos are integrated to the Virtual Health Library

Epistemonikos – a collaborative and multilingual database which assembles primary studies and systematic reviews – relevant evidence for decision-making in health – has been integrated to the Regional Portal of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), the database of the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (BIREME) and is available to users.

Researchers Consortium contributes to qualify evidence on Integrative Health

Actions and projects led by the National Coordination on Integrative and Complementary Health Practices, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization through BIREME/PAHO/WHO, and the Brazilian Ministry of Health, contribute to elevate the comprehension of the population and of health professionals on Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (ICHP) within the context of the SUS, thus strengthening self-care practices, health promotion and disease prevention.

CONASS and BIREME renew cooperation ties

A technical cooperation project has recently been signed by CONASS and BIREME, with the main objective of broadening visibility, access and use of technical, scientific and promotional publications from the Conselho Nacional de Secretários da Saúde – National Council of Health Secretaries – CONASS. The project is aligned with the Council’s mission, which consists in articulating, representing and supporting State Secretariats of Health and promoting the dissemination of information and the production and diffusion of knowledge and innovation within the framework of the SUS.

Project to develop the first Municipal Virtual Health Library has been concluded

The line of action for the development of the Virtual Health Library of the Municipal Health Secretariat of São Paulo (Secretaria Municipal de Saúde – SMS), as part of Cooperation Term 44 (CT44) – Strategic Management and Participative Policy of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS), was concluded at the end of 2018. The main results obtained in five additional terms include: the Telessaúde (Telehealth) Portal for sharing of experiences; the Digital Collection and the Physical Collection of the Secretariat’s scientific and technical output.

Eliminating cervical cancer is the focus of World Cancer Day in the Americas

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. An increase in the number of cancer cases is predicted for the upcoming years, due mainly to population rise and to longer life expectancy. Many types of cancer, however, could be prevented through awareness campaigns, education and lifestyle changes. This is one of the main objectives of World Cancer Day, celebrated on February 4. For this date in the Americas, PAHO/WHO has chosen to focus on cervical cancer prevention through vaccination, monitoring and early diagnosis and treatment.