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	HIFA Blog: Month in Review, December 2019 - Virtual communities of practice: reducing CO2 emissions, fostering better communication Date: Monday, February 3, 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? Date: Tuesday, January 28, 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:
	WAME 'encourages all medical journal editors to encourage authors to provide abstracts in the language of the location where the research took place' Date: Friday, January 24, 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.
	HIFA welcomes WONCA as 400th HIFA Supporting Organisation! Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 HIFA is delighted to welcome the World Organization of Family Doctors WONCA as our 400th official supporting organisation!
	World Medical Association unites doctors worldwide towards healthcare information for all Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019 As we approach the end of another successful year, the HIFA Steering Group is delighted to announce that the World Medical Association (WMA), which represents more than 10 million doctors worldwide, has unanimously approved and published a Statement on Healthcare Information For All in recognition of the significance of tackling information poverty to improve global health. This statement was proposed by the British Medical Association which has long supported HIFA's efforts to improve access to
	Universal Health Coverage Day, 12 December Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 HIFA joins with WHO, UHC2030 and others in celebrating Universal Health Coverage Day, 2019. Below are the key asks from the UHC website: https://universalhealthcoverageday.org/key-asks/ -- 1. Ensure Political Leadership Beyond Health Commit to achieve UHC for healthy lives and well-being for all at all stages, as a social contract. 2. Leave No One Behind Pursue equity in access to quality health services with financial protection.
	This month we celebrate 10 years since the launch of HIFA-Portuguese! Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 HIFA-Portuguese was officially launched on November 19, 2009 in Maputo, Mozambique when the first 350 members received the first message sent directly from the launch event (see photo).
	HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2018 Jackeline Alger receives the prestigious recognition of Honduras Physician of the Year 2019 Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 HIFA congratulates Jackeline Alger as she receives the award of Honduras Physician of the Year 2019. In a message to HIFA and other supporters she writes: "The joy associated with the appointment as Physician of the Year 2019 has been crowned by the numerous expressions of affection that have in various ways been sent to me by colleagues, family and friends. I have received messages from teachers, fellow students, current students and those who are already career professionals, co-workers, co-workers from international groups. Thank you so much to each and every one!"
	HIFA Thematic Discussion on Community Health Workers - Part 2: Appropriate supervision, remuneration, career prospects, and workload Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Join HIFA! www.hifa.org/joinhifa HIFA continues our collaboration with WHO, Health Systems Global (CHW Thematic Working Group) and other key organisations (icddr,b) on a series of three major HIFA thematic discussions on CHWs. These discussions are supporting the dissemination and uptake of the WHO Guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes (CHW Guideline), launched in October 2018.
	Six words to accelerate progress on universal health coverage: 'timely access to essential healthcare information' Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 On 23 September 2019, world leaders will come together at the United Nations General Assembly in New York for a high-level meeting on universal health coverage. They will agree a political declaration to secure commitment worldwide to making universal health coverage a reality.

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