The BVSDE-Pesticides, developed by the Pan American Health Organization through the Area of Sustainable Development and Environmental Health is a useful tool that compiles, stores and organizes documentation, references, databases of information on dangerous chemical substances and in addition, provides a rapid and efficient access to national, regional and international sources.

VHL - Pesticides has been created in order to respond to its information needs on chemical substances and give informative support to health professionals, researchers, educators, decision-makers and others involved.

VHL - Pesticides is useful by that provides reliable and fast information, either of bibliographic databases or of documents in full text. Supports to the need for being trained in the specialty and makes it possible to know other institutions and colleagues of the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean in order to share experiences and share efforts