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	A new HIFA project: Effective communication of health research to policymakers Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Join HIFA global health forum today (free)
	A revision to the HIFA Strategy 2022-2024: Convene stakeholders for a Global Action Plan on Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 HIFA has published a revised version of our HIFA Strategy 2022-2024. The original version was published in October 2021 and is under regular review. The HIFA Steering Group has agreed a new specific priority: 'Convene key stakeholders to develop a Global Action Plan on Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information'.
	HIFA seeks a Global Supporting Organisation Coordinator Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022 Are you: ready to connect with more than 400 health and development organisations worldwide, including the World Health Organization? interested to maximise your global networking and collaboration opportunities? keen to increase your professional visibility across the global health community? HIFA seeks a new HIFA Supporting Organisation Coordinator to start in August or September 2022. About HIFA Supporting Organisations (SOs)
	HIFA Newsletter June 2022 Date: Monday, June 27, 2022 Dear friends and supporters of HIFA, Thank you so much for your generous support during 2021 and the first months of 2022. I would like to update you on what we have achieved and invite you to continue your support in 2022. Also, I would like to introduce you to the HIFA Strategy 2022-2024, which aims to expand significantly our work with the World Health Organization.
	New paper: Qualitative Analysis of the COVID-19 Discussion on HIFA Date: Friday, May 27, 2022 The HIFA working group on COVID-19 is delighted to announce a new publication based on the longest-ever discussion thread in HIFA's history: 865 posts between January 24 and October 31, 2020, from 246 HIFA members worldwide. (Indeed the thread continues to this day and now stands at 1,464 messages. Join HIFA to continue the discussion) Below are the citation and abstract, and the full paper is freely available here
	HIFA Annual Review 2021 Date: Friday, May 20, 2022 We are delighted to publish the HIFA Annual Review 2021 HIFA now has more than 15 years of solid achievements, a growing and dynamic membership (>20,000 professionals in 180 countries), multilingualism (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish), more than 400 volunteers, 437 supporting organisations, and a growing portfolio of sponsored projects.
	mHEALTH-INNOVATE: What can we learn from health workers' informal use of mobile phones? Date: Friday, March 4, 2022 On 11th April HIFA is launching a 4-week in-depth discussion on the HIFA forum, in collaboration with Makerere University, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, WHO and other research partners. This discussion is vital as a first step as the research consortium rolls out a 4-year programme that includes a systematic review and primary research. The questions 1. Do you use a mobile phone to help you in your work? How do you use it? 2. How do you use your phone to communicate with colleagues, patients and families?
	SUPPORT-SYSTEMS: Can decision-making processes for health systems strengthening and universal health coverage be made more inclusive, responsive and accountable? Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
	Press release: Global Healthcare Information Network CIC enters into Official Relations with the World Health Organization Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022 We are delighted to announce that the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board (24-29 January 2022) has agreed to admit Global Healthcare Information Network CIC (GHI-Net) as a non-State actor in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). GHI-Net is the non-profit community interest company registered in the UK in 2005 for the sole purpose of administering the global initiative Healthcare Information For All (HIFA), launched in 2006.
	WHO & HIFA: Enhancing the quality of health services across the health system Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022 Read the news item on the WHO website! WHO-GLL and HIFA have published the outputs of an in-depth discussion on the HIFA forums: Enhancing the Quality of Health Services Across Levels of the Health System.