Dear Rosol Awad,
Welcome to HIFA and thank you for your intro message: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/introduction-rosol-awad-sudan-volunteer...
"I am now interested in joining HIFA as a volunteer and contributing to the mission of providing healthcare information to everyone. I strongly believe in the importance of access to accurate health information for improving public health, and I would love to support HIFA’s efforts in achieving this goal."
Thank you so much. There are lots of opportunities to volunteer for HIFA. One option is to become a HIFA Country Representative: https://www.hifa.org/people/country-representatives We have two CRs in Sudan:
Duha Abuobaida is a medical doctor and community medicine speciality registrar at the Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SMSB). She also works as a research officer in the Research and Publications Unit of the Educational Development Centre of the SMSB.
Professional interests: maternal and child health, research synthesis, medical education, public health and community medicine. Email address: doha_madane@yahoo.com
https://www.hifa.org/support/members/duha
Sara Hassanain is a Sudanese Pharmacist and is Coordinator of the Comprehensive Approach to Lung Health, helping pneumonia in children and working at The Association of Public Health Research. She has worked for 2 years with the Khartoum State Ministry of Health. Email: sarahazim@gmail.com
https://www.hifa.org/support/members/sara
HIFA CRs promote the availability and use of healthcare information in their country/territory/area and invite individuals and organisations to join and support the HIFA forums. https://www.hifa.org/people/country-representatives
In your introduction message you noted: "I began studying medicine in Sudan in 2022, but unfortunately, I had to pause my studies due to the ongoing conflict in my country." Have you been able to resume your studies? We look forward to learning more about your work and supporting you in whatever way we can.
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
