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BMJ editorial: Healthcare information for all

29 February, 2020

Our editorial 'Healthcare information for all', co-authored with Fiona Godlee (Editor-in-Chief, BMJ), has just been published in The BMJ.

This editorial was prompted by the recent official statement on 'Healthcare Information For All' by the World Medical Association, which represents more than 10 million doctors worldwide.

HIFA Annual Review 2018

27 February, 2020

Here is the (belated) HIFA Annual Review for 2018. Thanks to all our members and volunteers for your ongoing support.  

Christopher Chibuike Alagboso, Nigeria: HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2019

26 February, 2020

On behalf of the HIFA Steering Group, we are delighted to announce the winners of our HIFA Country Representative of the Year awards.

The overall winner is Christopher Chibiuke Alagboso, from Nigeria (pictured). Chibuike has helped raise the visibility of HIFA in Nigeria (we now have 1,587 HIFA members in Nigeria!) and also participated in the launch of the HIFA Appeal, March 2019, where he gave an excellent presentation, which you can see on the HIFA YouTube Channel.

Special commendations are awarded to:

Avert

'Avert is a UK-based charity that has been providing accurate and trusted information about HIV and sexual health worldwide for over 30 years.'

Location

Brighton
United Kingdom
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GB

HIFA Blog: Month in Review, December 2019 - Virtual communities of practice: reducing CO2 emissions, fostering better communication

3 February, 2020

Quote of the month: “It’s true that environmental degradation is surrounding us in all we do and all we eat and it seems that there is no escape. The impact of all this on health of people is enormous and cannot be ignored."(HIFA Steering Group member Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, Jordan)

HIFA invites everyone to contribute to Geneva Health Forum Roundtable: How can we improve the availability and use of health research information in LMICs?

28 January, 2020

Definition: 'Health research information' here refers primarily (but not exclusively) to peer-reviewed research papers, as typically published in journals.

The HIFA Access to Health Research project is planning a Roundtable at the Geneva Health Forum, 24th March 2020, on the theme What next steps are needed to improve the availability and use of health research information in LMICs?  Join HIFA to take part in the pre-event thematic discussion on the following questions:

Pauline

Melaku Haile

Somaliland Medical Association

'Somaliland Medical Association is non-political, and not-profit making organization, formed by the provisional medical doctors in Somaliland. SMA stands for the representation, protection, and upgrading of its members in one hand, and improving the quality of health care delivery on the other hand. We believe that medical science is a noble profession and shall actively participate in all ways and within its jurisdiction to contribute positively in enhancing the quality of Health Services.'

Location

Hargeisa
Somalia
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SO

WAME 'encourages all medical journal editors to encourage authors to provide abstracts in the language of the location where the research took place'

24 January, 2020

Healthcare Information For All (HIFA) has long been advocating that medical journal editors across the world should consider the information needs of the vast majority of the global population who do not have English as a first language.
 

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