News

	HIFA Blog: Month in review, December 2017 - Too much information? Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018 Quote of the month: “Information overload is a grim reality making it increasingly difficult for individuals to filter out applicable know-how from the mass of available information” John Miescher, HIFA Member, Switzerland
	How can we improve the care of small and sick newborns in low- and middle-income countries? Highlights of Discussion 1 (2017) Date: Friday, February 16, 2018 We recently held the first in a series of three online thematic discussions surrounding newborn care, hosted by CHIFA; please see our introduction article here for more information.
	Announcement: HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2017 Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 We are delighted to announce that Gladys Dadzie (HIFA Country Representative for Ghana, pictured) has been selected as HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2017 for her energetic presence in promoting HIFA's vision throughout the year conducting different events and activities in Ghana.
	HIFA CR Poorva Patil presents HIFA at IBP Consortium, Delhi Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Our thanks to HIFA Country Representative Poorva Patil for presenting HIFA and Family Planning at the IBP Regional Meeting, New Delhi, today.
	Join CHIFA for a global discussion on Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Who is caring for the newborn? When? 19 February to 30 March 2018 How do I join? Join CHIFA here today!
	Using WhatsApp to connect Community Health Workers in Uganda with the global HIFA community Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018 Carol Namata is an Environmental Health Officer at Makerere University School of Public Health in Uganda. Professional interests: Health promotion in communities.
	HIFA Blog: Month in review, November 2017 - Hand washing Date: Monday, January 15, 2018 Quote of the month: "It is not only tiring but irritating to talk to a health worker on the need to constantly wash hands after every procedure… When you ask why didn't you wash your hands, the answer is always 'I forgot, I am sorry'" Shehu U Muhammad, HIFA Member, Field Specialist, Nigeria, for the 1 Million Community Health Workers Campaign
	HIFA Blog: Month in review, October 2017 - Too Much Medicine Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017 Quote of the month: “We doctors should admit that our behaviour has not been in favour of patients. We have caused a massive resistance to antibiotics. We are making poor buy drugs that most times are expensive and unnecessary." Massimo Serventi (Paediatrician, Tanzania; member of HIFA Project on Information for Prescribers and Users of Medicines)
	Mobile Healthcare Information for All: a simple and affordable early step towards worldwide universal health coverage by 2030 Date: Sunday, November 26, 2017 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is the defining concept of our time for global health. The World Health Assembly and the United Nations General Assembly have called on countries to 'urgently and significantly scale up efforts to accelerate the transition towards universal access to affordable and quality healthcare services'. We argue that universal access to essential healthcare information is a prerequisite for UHC and that it is readily achievable thanks to mobile phone technology.
	Interested in global health, child health and rights? Work with CHIFA! Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Would you like to get more experience in public/global health, while working on some interesting and valuable projects, and gaining some great contacts? Child Healthcare Information for All (CHIFA) is looking for a CHIFA Desk Officer. This is a paid position for 4 hours a week (flexible timing), and is largely home-based/remote working, so it should be easy to fit it around your studies and/or work. The successful applicant would need to be based within 50 miles of Oxford to enable occasional visits tothe HIFA office for training and meetings.