Humanitarian Evidence Week: Disaster Lit & HIFA Webinar, 9 November 2017

8 November, 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EST / 3:00 p.m. GMT (UTC)

Speakers will provide an overview of two powerful platforms that promote access to health information for those involved in humanitarian action. Ms. Taylor will describe the scope of the Disaster Lit® database and the process used by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) to select high-quality resources, freely available on the internet, about the medical and public health aspects of disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response. Dr. Pakenham-Walsh will discuss how his organization, Healthcare Information For All (HIFA), promotes communication among stakeholders to realize a vision of a world where every person will have access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of others.

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