Read the new blog on the NextGenU.org website: https://nextgenu.org/substance-use-disorders-partnering-to-make-a-differ...
'It is paramount to meet the information needs of stakeholders involved in addressing substance use and to ensure that people have the information they need to make informed healthcare decisions. To help bridge this gap, HIFA plans to run a series of thematic discussions over the next 12 months on the HIFA forums, where 20,000 members will explore and assess information and learning needs of the general public, health workers, and policymakers on, successively, 1. tobacco, 2. alcohol, and 3. opiate addiction...'
Our thanks to NextGenU and The Frank Foundation for their sponsorship of the HIFA project on Mental health: Meeting information needs for substance use disorders
https://www.hifa.org/projects/mental-health-meeting-information-needs-su...
We look forward to launching our first thematic discussion - Tobacco - on 27th February. Please forward this message widely to your contacts and networks and invite people to join us: www.hifa.org/join
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
