Dear HIFA colleagues,
I would like to highlight this new blog from Research4Life (an initiative of WHO and publishers which provides institutions in lower income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content). It features Jackeline Alger, HIFA Country Representative for HIFA, CHIFA and HIFA-Spanish, and the unique 2-time holder of HIFA Country Representative of the Year Award 2015 and 2018. Jackeline has recently become a lead moderator for HIFA-Spanish and we are now working together with PAHO and WHO to take this to the next level... http://www.hifa.org/support/members/jackeline
Extracts below. Read the blog online: https://www.research4life.org/blog/honduran-doctor-devotes-decades-to-re...
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Honduran doctor devotes decades to Research4Life training
Published: Monday 30th May 2022
By Emmanuel Come Mugisha
Dr. Jackeline Alger has been a key figure in promoting health research in Honduras. Thanks to her and her colleagues in the Honduras Virtual Health Library (Honduras VHL), thousands of people have been trained on the use of Research4Life over the last two decades. Their impressive work has improved healthcare and health studies in the country and gained international recognition, Alger said...
Prior to Research4Life, access to quality and up-to-date information was limited by high costs, and researchers were not able to find resources anytime, anywhere. Alger reports that “with the Honduras VHL, not only the ease of access but also to the type of information resources was improved by the growing inclusion of journals, books, and other material provided by Research4Life.”...
In 2021 alone, a virtual workshop on information resources for health was conducted and attended by more than 4300 physicians, professionals and students. This was possible while the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic; yet, it was an opportunity to expand the training and reach more participants...
She adds, “It makes me very proud to be part of a group of persons that have contributed to increase the knowledge and abilities of the participants in a very practical and powerful way, strengthening good practices in research and healthcare.”
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Neil Pakenham-Walsh, Global Coordinator HIFA, www.hifa.org neil@hifa.org
Working in official relations with WHO
