News

	New sponsored discussion on HIFA: CHW Data for Decision Making Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015 For the month of September, the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign and mPowering Frontline Health Workers are supporting HIFA to hold an in-depth exploration around the need for improved data on community health worker (CHW) programs, and how we can meet these needs in the post-2015 era. Read more below and here.
	Manila Declaration on the availability and use of health research information in and for low- and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific Region Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 The Manila Declaration was officially launched today at the Global Forum for Health Research and Innovation, Manila, and is available here.
	Access to research for health – Live global Tweetchat: 26 August Date: Monday, August 24, 2015 Building on the rich discussions of the past five weeks, HIFA is delighted to be hosting its first global tweet chat to coincide with this weeks Forum 2015. We encourage everyone to join the chat by logging on to twitter and following HIFA_Org and searching the hashtag #A2R4H15. Please share widely amongst your networks. Download the publicity flyer here
	HIFA welcomes five new Supporting Organisations from Germany, India, Nigeria, UK and USA Date: Saturday, August 1, 2015 The HIFA Steering Group is delighted to announce five new HIFA Supporting Organisations from Germany, India, Nigeria, UK and USA: 1. Foundation for Mother and Child Health works to improve the lives of mothers and children in local communities by providing programmes focused on health, nutrition, education and sustainable skills training. FMCH is based in the UK. 2. Holistic Healthcare and Research Centre is based in Hyderabad, India and provides care for patients suffering with chronic diseases. 3.