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HIFA Blog: Month in Review, April 2018 - Open access

9 June, 2018

Quote of the month: “If Sci-Hub is wrong, then so are these greedy publishers. Unless someone comes up with a viable solution to this problem of restricted access to research Sci-Hub is going to stay and flourish.” (HIFA member Farooq Rathore is a consultant and assistant professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at the CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan)

Ayman

How does HIFA work? Using the Dgroups platform to support a community of purpose

26 May, 2018

HIFA participated in a webinar organized in partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Dgroups, a non-profit partnership of UN agencies, bilateral agencies and NGOs that supports 700 communities of practice for international development (including the HIFA forums).

HIFA coordinator Neil Pakenham-Walsh presented the work that HIFA does and why Dgroups is a cornerstone of its success

Viamo

Mission: Viamo connects individuals and organizations using digital technology to make better decisions Vision: We envision a world where all people have access to the information they need to make decisions for healthy, prosperous lives, and have meaningful relationships with governments, civil society, and businesses.

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Accra
Ghana
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Lisa

PATH

'For over 40 years, PATH has been a leader in global health innovation. PATH's focus areas include vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations. We take innovations to scale, working alongside stakeholders and partners primarily in Africa and Asia.'

Location

Seattle
United States
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HIFA Country Representative of the Year, Gladys Dadzie on Ghana Television

17 May, 2018

HIFA's current Country Representative of the Year, Gladys Dadzie, has been on Ghana Television to talk about HIFA and the importance of healthcare information for all. She talked in particular about health and sports: "I think HIFA can bring up a new project to merge health information in sports and prevention of injuries". Gladys also runs the national organisation Your Health Matters Ghana.

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Call for volunteers: Systematic review on how primary healthcare workers in LMICs obtain information for prescribing

15 May, 2018

HIFA is collaborating with researchers from Nagasaki University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to conduct a systematic review to learn about how primary healthcare workers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) obtain information during consultations to aid prescribing.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help identify interventional or observational studies of regarding use of healthcare information tools or aids during consultations, focusing on primary healthcare workers in LMIC settings.

New publication: HIFA in 2017: The Year in Review and Objectives for 2018

13 May, 2018

We are delighted to announce the publication of HIFA in 2017: The Year in Review and Objectives for 2018.

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