Digital medicine library plans Indigenous access

A PAHO-described regional research consultation met in São Paulo on 11–12 June; the second day is recorded here.

The São Paulo meeting prioritized questions for study in traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

The consultation considered how traditional care in the Americas could be studied through a coordinated research agenda.

The research priority process focused on what still needs investigation, rather than declaring every approach effective.

Publication date: BIREME described presenting a pre-beta Global Traditional Medicine Library linked to a Brazil research consultation.

Publication date: PAHO described accessible and audiovisual formats among the planned features.

Publication date: director João Paulo Souza presented a library still under development, months before its official launch.

Publication date: WHO described efforts to set a global research agenda for traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

Publication date: prioritizing research highlights gaps in knowledge about safety, effectiveness and health system use.

Publication date: the WHO initiative examines traditional medicine across regions instead of treating any one system as universal.