News: Our next Spotlight is on the theme of "">Cataract Blindness, Surgical Quality, and the Value of Simulation-Based Training, 8-14 October 2026", sponsored by HelpMeSee.
Each Spotlight includes:
- Planning meeting with HIFA Spotlight team
- Promotion on the HIFA website and social media
- Seven days of focused discussion on the HIFA forums
- Structured summary
- After action review meeting.
Benefits to sponsors
Increase your visibility
- Raise awareness of your organisation’s work
- Your logo on the HIFA homepage for 1 year
- Recognition across HIFA social media, publications, and webinars
- Recognition as a HIFA Partner
Advance your mission
- Your topic becomes a focus for 20,000 HIFA members in 180 countries*
- Opportunity to ask questions and gather insights from a global community
- Expand your network and generate outputs (summary, blog, publication).
*HIFA members include health professionals, patient advocates, policymakers, researchers, publishers, information and library professionals, systematic reviewers, and others with an interest in evidence-informed policy and practice
Sponsorship options
- Spotlight (HIFA and/or CHIFA): £500
- Multilingual Spotlight (English/French/Portuguese/Spanish): £750
- Multilingual Spotlight + interactive webinar*: £1000
Co‑sponsorship is also available to share costs. All (co)sponsors enjoy HIFA Partner benefits for one year,
*A HIFA webinar at the end of the Spotlight provides an opportunity to present your work and discuss priority issues with HIFA members.
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Patient safety and noncommunicable disease, September 2026
Partner: World Health Organization
One in 10 patients is harmed during health care. This Spotlight explored patient safety for patients with noncommunicable diseases, including a focus on the role of reliable healthcare information. Read more...
Group B Strep, July 2026
Partner: Group B Strep International
Group B Strep is a major cause of stillbirth and early infant death. This Spotlight was timed to coincide with Group B Strep Awareness Week 8-14 July 2026. With thanks to our sponsors Kelli and Kevin Smith in honour of their daughter Finley Genevieve. Read more...
"Thank you all for contributing to our Spotlight on Group B Strep this past week! I am so impressed with all the good work HIFA is doing to promote universal access to reliable healthcare information" Marti Perhach, Group B Strep International, United States
Upcoming Spotlights
Cataract Blindness, Surgical Quality, and the Value of Simulation-Based Training, 8-14 October 2026
Partner: HelpMeSee Read more...
What is your priority global health issue?
We look forward to seeing your idea/proposal for a new HIFA Spotlight. Submit your proposal here
Contact: Neil Pakenham-Walsh, HIFA Coordinator: neil@hifa.org