Dear HIFA members,
Thanks to your efforts, we have now achieved our original target of 1000 responses! We have 1063 responses and we still have 18 days until 30 September. Can you help us reach 1500 or even more?
If you have not yet completed the survey yourself, please do: www.hifa.org/survey2023
And please forward the URL www.hifa.org/survey2023 to your contacts. Spread the word. The more responses we get, the more impact we shall have.
Below is an invitation message that you can use/adapt.
Subject: Universal access to reliable healthcare information: Your voice will help shape the future of healthcare worldwide
Dear [Name],
Lack of timely access to reliable healthcare information results in countless deaths and avoidable suffering every day. Reliable information saves lives. Misinformation destroys lives.
Healthcare Information For All (HIFA.org) is leading a global survey on how to accelerate progress towards universal access to reliable healthcare information, in official relations with the World Health Organization. The survey is available in ten languages.
We invite everyone to complete the survey: patients, health workers, publishers, library and information professionals, policymakers, knowledge brokers, researchers, the general public… The findings will help inform action by WHO, HIFA and partners towards universal access to reliable healthcare information. The survey is open until 30 Septemebr and takes 5 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey now and forward this URL widely to your contacts! www.hifa.org/survey2023
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Best wishes, Neil
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org