Fernando Zasso Pigatto, President of the National Health Council, was at BIREME/PAHO/WHO to share knowledge about the actions of the CNS and the Center's technical cooperation, with the aim of exploring possibilities for joint work. The CNS is a collegiate, deliberative and permanent body of the Unified Health System (SUS), part of the…
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The publication of research results is an integral part of the evolution of science. Researchers communicate their findings to the scientific community and society, and the publication of scientific evidence contributes to global knowledge, population well-being and the growth of nations.
Scientific writing, the specific language of…
La representación de Colombia de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) se une al apoyo unánime que los miembros del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas dieron al proceso de paz en Colombia y a la reciente expresión de apoyo del Presidente Iván Duque al trabajo de la Misión de Verificación en el…
As part of the World Year of the Nurse, BIREME prospects projects with the UNIFESP School of Nursing
The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, designated by the World Health Assembly as a way of recognizing the work of nurses, midwives and midwives around the world and advocating for greater investments in this workforce, began on January 1, 2020. , their employment conditions, education and professional development.
This…
BIREME’s technical cooperation, as a PAHO/WHO specialized Center, with Latin American and Caribbean countries occurs through different pathways, including the official missions of BIREME/PAHO/WHO staff, whose specific objectives are to support the implementation of its technical cooperation program and its institutional alignment with the policies…
The 9th Meeting of the BiblioSUS Network in the state of Ceará took place on December 4th and 5th, at the headquarters of the Paulo Marcelo Martins Rodrigues School of Public Health, in Fortaleza. The event brought together researchers, managers and health professionals around the theme "Pathways of knowledge for health innovation”. The…
“Aloysius, a Community Health Work (CHW) arrives at the health post on his ATV, where he meets his colleagues setting up the health post for the day’s clinic. Patients are already having their vitals checked by the competently trained staff. One CHW is attending to Sandra, whose blood sugar is extremely high. Aloysius immediately springs into…
The 5th April 2019 was a sunny day, perfect for hosting an outdoor activity. After months of planning, the Solidarity Chain event was launched at Barbados’ Garrison Savannah to commemorate World Health Day under the theme Universal Health: Everyone, Everywhere. For Universal Health Day (UHD) which is recognized on 12 December, we…
“Phenomenal”. “Timely”. “A terrific opportunity”. These are just some of the sentiments expressed by Starlene Jones and Katrina Harte, two Lab Technologists from the Best-Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory in Barbados, who spent just shy of a month in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November, at the Antimicrobial Service del Instituto Nacional de…