{"id":23590,"date":"2022-01-18T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/?p=23590"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:27:16","slug":"base-de-datos-de-la-oms-recibio-premio-de-la-asociacion-de-bibliotecas-de-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/avance-de-la-ciencia\/base-de-datos-de-la-oms-recibio-premio-de-la-asociacion-de-bibliotecas-de-estados-unidos\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO database received award from the American Library Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23590\" class=\"elementor elementor-23590\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14138616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"14138616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29294344\" data-id=\"29294344\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67820ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67820ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Research Database has been awarded the \u201cChoice\u201d award by the American Library Association (ALA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8963968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8963968\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c580c15\" data-id=\"4c580c15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e76013c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e76013c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov\/\">WHO COVID-19 Research Database<\/a>, of the WHO was awarded by the ALA, which recognized its quality and scope. This database has access from more than 200 countries and more than 7 thousand active researchers every day. Currently the <strong>WHO COVID-19 Research Database<\/strong>, has more than 430 thousand documents available, of which the 80% are complete.<\/p><p>In this sense, the WHO recognized all the people who participate in the constant updating of the database. In a letter addressed to the researchers, doctors and staff that keep the base running, the WHO celebrated their leadership in generating knowledge and scientific evidence that facilitates analysis and decision-making at the national, regional and global levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6858828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6858828\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bc1c4d\" data-id=\"73bc1c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1460b73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1460b73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19-660x330.jpg 660w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19-840x420.jpg 840w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-22-19-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7378c5\" data-id=\"3d7378c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79782d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79782d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The database was launched in 2021, thanks to a partnership between the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Health Sciences Information (BIREME), the Pan American Health Organization and the WHO. The database is updated daily, and the WHO team is responsible for data preservation, coordinating a global network of volunteers and database management experts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f801ff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5f801ff8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40152f0e\" data-id=\"40152f0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea6e62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea6e62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For its part, BIREME is responsible for developing products and services that facilitate the work of researchers, health personnel and decision makers. Among them the Showcase of Knowledge on COVID-19, the Showcase of Knowledge on Nursing and COVID-19, the Showcase of Knowledge on the Natural History of COVID-19; the Evidence Maps on integrative practices in the clinical management of COVID-19 symptoms; and the app <em>e-BlueInfo<\/em>, an application designed for medical staff of primary care centers with updated information on each country.<\/p><p>Likewise, Mark Cummings, editor of the ALA, recognized the great work done with the database and the significance of its contribution to the field and the special treatment of information.<\/p><p>Check the database at the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov\/\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20b23c7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"20b23c7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef226bb\" data-id=\"ef226bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354dc1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"354dc1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8941\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8941\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8941\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8941\"><p><strong>WHO<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paho.org\/es\/noticias\/11-1-2022-base-datos-oms-sobre-covid-19-recibe-premio-choice-american-library-association\">https:\/\/www.paho.org\/es\/noticias\/11-1-2022-base-datos-oms-sobre-covid-19-recibe-premio-choice-american-library-association<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/boletin.bireme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thank-you-letter_Choice-award_01_December_2021.pdf\">https:\/\/boletin.bireme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thank-you-letter_Choice-award_01_December_2021.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La base de datos de investigaci\u00f3n sobre COVID-19 de la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud (OMS) obtuvo el premio \u201cChoice\u201d por parte de la American Library Association (ALA) La WHO COVID-19 Research Database, de la OMS fue premiada por la ALA, que reconoci\u00f3 su calidad y alcance. Esta base de datos, cuenta con accesos desde m\u00e1s de 200 pa\u00edses y m\u00e1s de 7 mil investigadores activos cada d\u00eda. Actualmente la WHO COVID-19 Research Database, cuenta con m\u00e1s de 430 mil documentos disponibles, de los cuales el 80% son completos. En este sentido, la OMS reconoci\u00f3 a todas las personas que participan para la actualizaci\u00f3n constante de la base de datos. En una carta dirigida a los investigadores, m\u00e9dicos y personal que mantiene la base funcionando, la OMS celebr\u00f3 su liderazgo en la generaci\u00f3n de conocimiento y evidencia cient\u00edfica que facilita el an\u00e1lisis y la toma de decisiones a nivel nacional, regional y global. La base de datos fue lanzada en 2021, gracias a una asociaci\u00f3n entre el Centro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Informaci\u00f3n en Ciencias de la Salud (BIREME), la Organizaci\u00f3n Panamericana de la Salud y la OMS. La base de datos es actualizada diariamente, y el equipo de la OMS se encarga de la conservaci\u00f3n de los datos, al coordinar una red global de voluntarios y expertos en manejo de bases de datos. Por su parte la BIREME, se encarga de desarrollar productos y servicios que facilitan el trabajo a investigadores, personal de salud y tomadores de decisiones. Entre ellos la Vitrina del Conocimiento sobre COVID-19, la Vitrina del Conocimiento en Enfermer\u00eda y COVID-19, la Vitrina del Conocimiento de la Historia Natural de la COVID-19; los Mapas de Evidencia sobre pr\u00e1cticas integradoras en el manejo cl\u00ednico de los s\u00edntomas de COVID-19; y la aplicaci\u00f3n e-BlueInfo, una aplicaci\u00f3n dise\u00f1ada para personal m\u00e9dico de centros de atenci\u00f3n primaria con informaci\u00f3n actualizada de cada pa\u00eds. Asimismo, Mark Cummings, editor de la ALA, reconoci\u00f3 el gran trabajo realizado con la base de datos y el significado de su contribuci\u00f3n al campo y el tratamiento especial de la informaci\u00f3n. Consulta la base de datos en el siguiente enlace: https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov\/ BIBLIOGRAF\u00cdA OMS https:\/\/www.paho.org\/es\/noticias\/11-1-2022-base-datos-oms-sobre-covid-19-recibe-premio-choice-american-library-association https:\/\/boletin.bireme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thank-you-letter_Choice-award_01_December_2021.pdf<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,156,3393,160],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-23590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avance-de-la-ciencia","category-big-data","category-inteligencia-artificial-y-ciencia","category-noticias","tag-noticias"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}