AIM

Brazilian Bibliography for Dentistry

In order to give access to health information published in or related to Africa and to encourage local publishing, the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), has produced an international index to African health literature and information sources for improve the access to what has been published on health issues in African countries has long been felt by researchers, development agencies, health administrators and planners both inside and outside the continent. Very few African health and biomedical information sources are included in the world’s leading bibliographic databases and there is a wealth of untapped information in books, reports and studies from international development agencies, nongovernmental organizations and local institutions.

ARGMSAL

Database of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Nation of Argentina

The Virtual Health Library of the Argentinean National Ministry of Health and Social Development is a repository that provides open and free access to scientific-technical information on Public Health produced by the institution. RENICS is the network responsible for this source of information.

BBO

Brazilian Bibliography for Dentistry

Database of national literature (Brazil) in the area of dentistry, published since 1966, under the responsibility of the Dental Documentation Service (SDO) of the Faculty of Dentistry of USP.

BDENF

Nursing Database

Bibliographic database specialized in the area of Nursing, developed by the J. Baeta Vianna Library, of the Health Campus of the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, in agreement with BIREME. Indexes books, theses, manuals, leaflets, conferences, reprints and periodical publications, created in Brazil or written by Brazilian authors and published in other countries, from 1988 onwards. Selection criteria –

BDNPAR

National Database of Paraguay

Bibliographic records published in the information units that participate in the Health Information Network (REDISAL) of Paraguay.

BINACIS

National Bibliography in Argentine Health Sciences

It contains the bibliographic records published in the Argentine Republic of the information units that participate in the National Network of Information in Health Sciences (RENICS). It includes: books, theses, articles of magazines, works in conferences, videos, that is to say, all type of support of the documentary funds of the libraries.

CidSaúde

Literature on Healthy Cities

Database of literature on the implementation and development of the Healthy Cities Project in Brazilian municipalities, as well as texts and theoretical references published in other countries, preferably from the Americas. Includes documents identified with the topic of urban health, health promotion, planning and intersectoral action at the local/municipal level. Developed by the Center for Studies, Research and Documentation in Healthy Cities and Municipalities – CEPEDOC Healthy Cities, a non-profit entity based at the Faculty of Public Health of the USP, in conjunction with the Library/CIR of the FSP/USP.

Coleciona SUS

National Collection of Information Sources of the Unified Health System

Catalog of publications from the collection of the Library of the Ministry of Health of Brazil that contains bibliographic references and links to the full texts of technical-scientific publications generated by federal institutions of the Unified Health System (SUS), highlighting the Ministry of Health of Brazil.

CUMED

Cuban Medical Literature Database

Bibliographic database developed by the National Information Center for Medical Sciences of Cuba and the cooperating centers of the National Health System network. It records Cuban scientific production in the field of medicine and related sciences.

Desastres

Database from Disaster Documentation Center Collection

Database produced by the Disasters Documentation Center by the PAHO Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program. It contains bibliographic references from resulting analysis of publications from PAHO and other United Nations agencies, books or books chapters, unconventional literatures such as technical reports, congress presentations, theses, emergency plans, etc., as well as scientific articles from specialized journals.

Hansen

Leprosy Database

Source of information composed of bibliographical references from international technical-scientific literature on Leprosy. Its operation, maintenance and updating are coordinated by the Lauro de Souza Lima Institute-Brazil. Contains articles from reputable journals in the area of Leprosy, and other documents such as: theses, books, book chapters, proceedings of congresses or conferences, technical-scientific reports and government publications.

HomeoIndex

Homeopathy Index

National and international technical-scientific literature specialized in the area of Homeopathic Medicine. It is coordinated by the Artur de Almeida Rezende Filho Library (APH-Associação Paulista de Homeopatia), using the LILACS methodology. Selection criteria:

IBECS

Spanish Bibliographic Index in Health Sciences

Bibliographic database, which collects references from articles from scientific-health journals published in Spain. It includes articles from the different branches of health sciences such as Medicine (including Public Health, Epidemiology and health administration), pharmacy, veterinary medicine, psychology, dentistry and nursing. It also offers the link to the full text of the articles, as long as it is found in the SciELO Spain journal collection. Originator: BNCS – Biblioteca Nacional de Ciencias de la Salud.

Index Psi – Journals

Psychology Journal Index

Database designed to preserve and disseminate the scientific production of the psychoanalytic component institutions of the Latin American Federation of Psychoanalysis (Fepal) – International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA).

Index Psi – Thesis

Psychology Thesis Index

The database’s main principle is to gather, organize and disseminate information relating to Master’s Dissertations, Doctoral Theses, Post-doctoral and Free Teaching, defended in Postgraduate Programs in Psychology in Brazil. Responsible network: Brazilian Network of Psychology Libraries – ReBAP.

INS-PERU

National Institute of Health of Peru

Provides open access to the technical-scientific production of the National Institute of Health, which includes books, articles from the Peruvian Journal of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, articles from the institutional bulletin, material didactic course on food, nutrition, occupational health and environmental protection, medication control, biological products, intercultural health and public health.

LILACS

Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences – scientific health information from Latin America and the Caribbean countries

Database specialized in health, with scientific and technical literature from 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with free access. It brings together more than a million records of peer-reviewed journal articles, theses and dissertations, government documents, conference proceedings, and books and chapters. It includes systematic reviews, randomized controlled clinical trials, evidence syntheses, health technology assessment studies, economic evaluation studies, clinical practice guidelines, technical reports, case reports and others. Maintained and updated by a network of educational, government and health research institutions, and coordinated by BIREME.

LIPECS

Peruvian Health Science Literature

Database specialized in the health area, with scientific and technical literature from Peru, free access. Under the responsibility of the Red Peruana de Bibliotecas en Salud (REPEBIS).

MedCarib

Caribbean Health Sciences Literature

Contains information on all aspects on health and medicine relating to the English speaking Caribbean and Suriname. Produced by the Medcarib Network for which the Medical Library is the Regional Coordinating Centre.

MEDLINE

International Literature on Health Sciences

MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine® (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains more than 24 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. MEDLINE is the primary component of PubMed®, part of the Entrez series of databases. Time coverage: includes literature published from 1966 to present, and selected coverage of literature prior to that period.

MINSALCHILE

Ministry of Health of Chile Library

Open access to documents published by the Health Ministry, includes an online catalog with programs, standards, manuals, guides, statistics, technical reports and literature not conventional. Records corresponding to literature published by the Ministry of Health, PAHO / WHO and national institutions related to health.

MINSAPERÚ

Literature from the Ministry of Health of Peru

It brings together the publications of the Ministry of Health and its agencies.

MOSAICO

Database Models of Health and Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicines in the Americas

Includes conventional and non-conventional documents produced by Latin American and Caribbean authors and/or published in countries of the Americas, of a technical-scientific nature, referring to the field of Traditional Medicine, Complementary and Integrative Medicines and strengthening health with non-conventional models.

SDG

Database Sustainable Development Goals

Gray literature and articles about the Sustainable Development Goals.

Sec. Est. Saúde SP

Database of the Secretary of State of Health of São Paulo

It brings together the technical-scientific production developed by health professionals and researchers who act within the scope of the Health Secretary of the State of São Paulo.

Sec. Munic. Saúde SP

Digital collection of the Municipal Health Secretary of São Paulo

Digital collection Technical and informative production produced by the different technical areas of the Municipal Health Secretary of São Paulo

VETINDEX

Brazilian Journals in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

VetIndex is a database that brings together Brazilian technical-scientific literature in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science published mainly in open access journals. This database is part of the Virtual Library in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (VHL-Vet)

WPRIM

Western Pacific Region Index Medicus

The Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) is the regional bibliographic index of medical and health journals published by the Member States of the Western Pacific Region. This is the Region’s contribution to the Global Index Medicus (GIM) initiative which aims to extend to all the benefits of the knowledge that is essential to the fullest attainment of health. WPRIM allows free, public access to research and publications that may not be available through other popular medical indexes.

BIGG

International database of GRADE Guidelines

Database of clinical and public health guidelines assessed and qualified according to the GRADE standard. BIGG was designed to give policymakers and health personnel rapid access to GRADE guidelines. The database is part of PAHO’s ongoing efforts to stimulate health-related evidence use and to promote evidence-informed decisions and policymaking.

BRISA

Regional Base of Health Technology Assessment Reports in the Americas

BRISA provides free access to bibliographic information on health technology assessments prepared and published by member institutions of the Health Technology Assessment Network of the Americas (RedETSA)

PIE

Evidence-Informed Policies

Collection of documents that contribute to policy decision-making processes based on the best available scientific evidence, including processes for knowledge translation and exchanging knowledge among managers, researchers and representatives of civil society in the management of health services and systems.

SOF – Formative Second Opinion

Formative Second Opinion – Primary Health Care questions and answers

The Formative Second Opinion (FSO) is an information source that displays questions and answers based on best evidence related to priority problems on primary health care (PHC). The Formative Second Opinion (FSO) originates from tele-consultations that deal with the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) relevant issues, enabling to answer questions and needs of health professionals, in order to expand the response capacity in similar cases or situations.

SOF are elaborated by the Telehealth Group following metodology that organizes the contents, go through a review process by an experienced professional in primary health care, and finally are indexed and published in the BVS APS. The collection, therefore, consists of questions and answers arising from the Family Health Teams linked to the Telehealth Points operating within the Brazilian Telehealth Network Program. It can be considered an example of “knowledge translation” as it summarizes the best available evidence and supports healthcare professionals in topics of daily practice.

LIS

Health Information Locator

Health Information Locator is a catalog of relevant health sites, portals, and social networks, selected according to quality criteria. The content is constituted by metadata that describes the portals, pointing to its link.

Multimedia

Multimedia Resources

Catalog of videos and multimedia resources on health promotion, health policies, prevention of diseases and interviews with experts in the health area.

PAHO

Documents from the Library of the Pan American Health Organization

Documents from the Library of the Pan American Health Organization. Frozen collection. Most documents migrated to the PAHO IRIS repository

PAHO-IRIS

Institutional Repository for Information Sharing from PAHO

Digital Library (IRIS) – PAHO’s publications, technical documents and Governing Bodies meetings.

RHS Repository

Repository of Literature in Health Human Resources

Space for quick access to publications of interest from the Network of Observatories of Human Health Resources, where you will find reports, guides, policies and other technical and scientific publications with the possibility of using filters by topic, year of publication, country, language, among others.

WHO IRIS

WHO Institutional Repository for Information Sharing

IRIS is the digital library of WHO’s published material and technical information in full text produced since 1948. Its content is freely accessible and seachable in the six oficial languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).

bioRxiv

Preprint Server for Biology

It is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Articles are not peer-reviewed, edited, or typeset before being posted online.

Fiocruz Preprints

Preprint database of FIOCRUZ

Monitors different sources of information: articles in preprint format (which comprise scientific production deposited online and freely accessible in thematic repositories, which have not yet been subjected to peer review); ongoing and completed clinical trials; peer-reviewed articles; and the portfolio of vaccines under development. It also monitors the retractions made to scientific articles and research protocols with human beings approved by the National Research Ethics Commission (Conep-Brazil) since the beginning of 2020.

medRxiv

Preprint database

Free online archive and distribution server for complete but unpublished manuscripts (preprints) in the medical, clinical, and related health sciences. Preprints are preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review. They should not be relied on to guide clinical practice or health-related behavior and should not be reported in news media as established information.

SciELO Preprints

Pre-print database from SciELO

SciELO Preprints stands as a reliable preprints server adhering to international standards. The responsibility for the communications lies with the authors themselves, and the dissemination of preprints is to be accompanied by a notice stating that they have not yet been peer reviewed. Journals receiving submissions, particularly those related to COVID-19, have the choice of encouraging authors to deposit their texts in SciELO Preprints while they are being evaluated. Journals can also deposit peer reviewed articles while in process to publish the final version. When the preprints are approved and published, the server forwards them for final publication in the journal.

VCPH Regional

Virtual Campus for Public Health from PAHO/WHO

The VCPH is a strategic tool for PAHO technical cooperation. As such, it is a space for distributing, managing, and updating knowledge in public health and for strengthening the capacities and competencies of the Region’s health teams.

VCPH Countries

Virtual Campus for Public Health from PAHO/WHO

The VCPH promotes the formation of local networks in the countries for the development of educational proposals aligned with technical cooperation at the national level to articulate local actions, resources and platforms in pursuit of the priorities of the health agenda of each country. CVSP national nodes actively collaborate in a regional network and share public health educational resources.