Observatory of the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) analyzes COVID-19

The Observatory of Science, Technology and Society of the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) for Education, Science and Culture has gathered some data related to COVID-19. The data analyzed comes from PubMed, one of the world's largest databases of scientific information on health.

The observatory provides real-time information on scientific publications related to COVID-19 around the world, where it is possible to consult data on the set of publications by country; make a comparison between the scientific production of two or more countries; and analyze collaboration between academics of various nationalities.

A bibliographic report on the use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 cases is also available, including a list of six academic articles from different sources that identify the advantages and disadvantages of this drug for the treatment of the pandemic.

It is also possible to see the thematic evolution of scientific articles related to the treatment of COVID-19. First the articles focused on the virus and its epidemiological behavior, and then articles related to the pharmacological approach to the pandemic began to appear. At the same time, studies were published on various drugs used to treat diseases such as AIDS, Ebola and Malaria.

The OEI was founded in 1949 under the name "Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana" and is an intergovernmental body for cooperation between Ibero-American countries. Its fields of action are the promotion of education, science, technology and culture, in the context of development, democracy and regional integration.

Portugal has been a full member state of the OEI since 2002, joining 22 other states that make up the OEI, namely: Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.