Dear HIFA colleagues,
I would like to share with you some interesting preliminary results from the data analysis of our survey and invite you to comment.
Q9. There should be more support for initiative that improve access to reliable healthcare information.
94% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q10. There should be higher standards of practice and ethics among information providers.
89% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q11. There should be more support for research on the availability and use of reliable healthcare information.
88% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q12. More should be done to ensure that health workers have access to reliable healthcare information.
93% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q13. More should be done to protect people from misinformation.
95% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q14. Governments should recognise their obligation to improve the availability and use of reliable healthcare information.
93% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Q15. Governments should provide more support for WHO to 'extend to all peoples the benefits of medical, psychological and related knowledge' as described in the WHO Constitution.
81% of those who responded to this question agree or strongly agree with the above statement
Furthermore, for every question above, respondents overwhelmingly selected "strongly agree" in preference to simply "agree".
Do *you* agree or disagree with any/all of the above statements? Please send your comments to the forum: hifa@hifaforums.org
We encourage continued discussion and debate around the survey questions (and answers) here on HIFA. All inputs will be collated and summarised in the final report to be submitted to WHO by end of January 2024, informing WHO, HIFA and partners on next steps towards universal access to reliable healthcare information.
https://www.hifa.org/projects/hifa-who-global-consultation-2023
With thanks, 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
