***HIFA Global Stakeholders Consultation Launch Event 21st August***

16 August, 2023

Dear HIFA colleagues,

***HIFA Global Stakeholders Consultation Launch Event***

It is just 5 days to go before the official launch of our global survey, Universal access to reliable healthcare information, in official relations with the World Health Organization. The 5-minute survey is now available and ready for you to complete here: www.hifa.org/survey2023

Further to the success of our recent HIFA Country Representatives and HIFA Supporting Organisations events, we invite all HIFA members to our ***consultation launch event on 21st August!***

We really appreciate everyone’s support. Please feel free to pass this information on to others in your networks who may be interested in learning more about the consultation and how they can participate.

The event will start at 2.30pm UK/London time (BST) and will end at 3pm. The event will be chaired by HIFA Steering Group member Joseph Ana and there will be a short presentation from HIFA coordinator Neil Pakenham-Walsh and opportunity for questions and discussion.

There is no need to register. Here are the details:

HIFA Global Stakeholders Consultation Launch Event

Aug 21, 2023, 2:30 PM London

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84574520876?pwd=alJCSWxPWmNLa2k0UlpFOXBJRDZzUT09

Meeting ID: 845 7452 0876

Passcode: 053201

***We Appreciate Your Donations***

We continue to need financial contributions. If you can help with a personal donation, this would be hugely welcome, no amount is too small!

We are grateful to the following organisations for their support of this initiative so far:

*National Institute for Health and Care Research

*Elsevier Foundation

*eCancer

*Instituto Antonio Vidal (Honduras)

*International League of Dermatological Societies

*International Primary Care Respiratory Group

If you or your organisation would like to make a donation or become a sponsor, please visit our dedicated fundraising page here:

https://hifa.online-donation.co.uk/consultation

or see our Sponsorship prospectus here:

https://www.hifa.org/sites/default/files/publications_pdf/HIFA-WHO_Consu...

Thank you for your support.

Best wishes, 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