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PAHO describes early traditional medicine library prototype
📅 22 June 2025Publication date: BIREME described presenting a pre-beta Global Traditional Medicine Library linked to a Brazil research consultation.
Digital medicine library plans Indigenous access
📅 22 June 2025Publication date: PAHO discussed translations and culturally adapted interfaces for Indigenous users.
Medicine resource plans accessible formats
📅 22 June 2025Publication date: PAHO described accessible and audiovisual formats among the planned features.
São Paulo researchers preview a future global resource
📅 22 June 2025Publication date: director João Paulo Souza presented a library still under development, months before its official launch.
Traditional Medicine Global Library is previewed in Brazil
📅 17 October 2025BIREME and PAHO pre-launched the WHO library at a Rio de Janeiro congress on 17 October, before its December official launch.
Brazil-based BIREME invites feedback on medicine library
📅 17 October 2025At the Rio congress, director João Paulo Souza presented the resource and requested suggestions from practitioners and specialists.
Traditional medicine information receives a digital index
📅 17 October 2025The preview highlighted plans to gather and organize health information across traditional and integrative medicine topics.
Rio pre-launch precedes December global release
📅 17 October 2025This date marks a public preview of the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library, distinct from its official December launch.
WHO launches Traditional Medicine Global Library in India
📅 19 December 2025The global digital library was officially launched in New Delhi during the second WHO traditional medicine summit.
Latin American health information centre builds a global resource
📅 19 December 2025PAHO’s Brazil-based BIREME developed the library in coordination with the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre.
Traditional medicine library gathers international material
📅 19 December 2025The resource was intended to improve access to information on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.
New Delhi launch follows Brazil library preview
📅 19 December 2025The 19 December global release followed an October pre-launch by BIREME at a congress in Rio de Janeiro.
PAHO reports digital library for Indigenous health
📅 3 September 2026Publication date: PAHO described a virtual library developed with Brazil’s Secretariat for Indigenous Health.
Indigenous health information receives a dedicated portal
📅 3 September 2026Publication date: the online resource gathers documents and material about Indigenous Peoples’ health in one space.
Traditional midwives’ knowledge enters health memory work
📅 3 September 2026Publication date: PAHO discussed preserving midwives’ experiences and voices as part of Indigenous health knowledge.
Brazilian health knowledge project supports dialogue
📅 3 September 2026Publication date: the initiative was presented as a way to improve access to information and intercultural health policy.