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During his visit to BIREME, Sebastián García Saisó, Director of the Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH) at PAHO, participated in the Governance Committee sessions and a series of strategic meetings focused on the implementation of the 2023-2025 Strategy. Throughout the week, discussions with the Center’s teams centered on the ongoing digital transformation projects and the work priorities for the coming years.

BIREME/PAHO/WHO, in cooperation with the São Paulo Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS-SP), continues to make progress in maintaining, updating and developing the SMS São Paulo VHL. Among the activities carried out in the first half of 2024 were the publication of a new Window of Knowledge, the recording of four new Experience Reports and a training workshop for SMS-SP’s technical areas. These efforts are part of Phase III of the Technical Cooperation project established between the institutions since 2010, which aims to consolidate and strengthen local information and knowledge management capacities.

BIREME and CGDI validate the results achieved and discuss joint perspectives in the context of Technical Cooperation Agreement 95 with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of Brazil.

New online portal provides and integrates three of the most important clinical and public health decision support services based on WHO and PAHO guidelines and recommendations. Searches on the site retrieve information from a collection of more than 5,000 evidence guides developed by the GRADE system for grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for health decision-making.

In the context of the 2022-2023 biennial work plan, find out about the main achievements of BIREME in 2023. The progress made in the implementation of its technical cooperation programme demonstrates the Centre’s commitment to supporting the countries of the Region in the use of technical and scientific information for health decision-making.

Created in 1953 to serve the new Ministry of Health of Brazil, the Library completes 70 years of recognized history and keeps updated its mission of preserving the memory of public health in the country. Part of this history is shared with BIREME, which, since 2001, has supported their collection on the internet, and with the development of information products and services.

Results for the last half of 2023 refer to the third phase of the technical cooperation established since 2010 between BIREME and the Municipal Health Department of São Paulo, through the VHL SMS São Paulo. Check out the results and activities developed in the period, with the renewal of the online portal, reestablishment of the Collaboration Network, and publication of new information resources.

2023 was marked by important events for public health and PAHO, with the start of Dr Jarbas Barbosa’s term as director of the Organization in January and the announcement of the end of the COVID-19 global emergency in May. At BIREME, the first year of director João Paulo Souza’s tenure included the approval of the new Strategy 2023-2025, which guides the use of scientific information for health action while accelerating the digital transformation of the sector toward PAHO’s mission of Health for All. Read more about the highlights of the year in the article.

The II National Meeting of EVIPNet Brazil was held in Brasilia on November 21 and 22, with more than 200 participants, including BIREME. The event promoted discussions on the institutionalization of Evidence-Informed Policy (PIE) and its application in favor of sustainable and equitable development of the Unified Health System.

Check out the results achieved by BIREME in the context of Cooperation Term TC93 (Part I). Developed in coordination with the Ministry of Health of Brazil and PAHO/WHO, the information and knowledge management carried out by BIREME impacts the entire health network of publication, organization, access, and use of scientific and technical information, facilitating the use of evidence in clinical decision-making and management processes. The reports also highlight the regional reach of the Center’s activities, with replicable and reusable activities, products, and services at the local, national, and regional levels.