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	*HIFA Global Stakeholders Consultation Launch Event 21st August* Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 It is just 5 days to go before the official launch of our global survey, Universal access to reliable healthcare information, in official relations with the World Health Organization. The 5-minute survey is now available and ready for you to complete here: www.hifa.org/survey2023
	Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: A Global Stakeholder Consultation Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023 HIFA is launching a global consultation on 21 August 2023! The goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information is a vital but neglected global health issue. Currently high-level commitment is virtually absent and there is no strategy to accelerate progress.
	Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: A HIFA-WHO Global Consultation Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023 HIFA is launching a global consultation in August 2023! The consultation aims to: identify opportunities and challenges towards universal access to reliable healthcare information, and demonstrate and promote public support for the goal of universal access The survey will be complemented by thematic discussions on the HIFA forums in four languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish) and key informant interviews.
	HIFA Annual Review 2022 Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 In 2022 Global Healthcare Information Network (the non-profit that administers HIFA) was admitted as a non-State actor in official relations with the World Health Organization. This means HIFA and WHO are now working together in support of WHO's constitutional mandate to extend to all people the benefits of reliable healthcare information (WHO Constitution 1948). Our first task in 2023 is a global stakeholder consultation on universal access to reliable healthcare information Other highlights include:
	HIFA launches a deep-dive discussion on Tobacco, 27 February - 3 April 2023 Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 Imagine a world where every child, every citizen, every health worker and every policymaker truly understood the devastating health, economic, social and environmental impact of tobacco. A world where every person had access to the information they need to protect their own health and the health of others.
	New publication: Using an online community of practice to explore the informal use of mobile phones by health workers Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Increasingly, HIFA discussions are of such high quality that we are able to publish them in a peer-reviewed journal. Thanks to HIFA members' inputs, we have published a paper in the journal Oxford Open Digital Health, and below are the citation and abstract.
	Using online communities of practice to complement health research: Experiences from Healthcare Information For All Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023 On behalf of two research consortiums funded by the Research Council of Norway—mHEALTH-INNOVATE and SUPPORT-SYSTEMS—we would like to invite you to a 1-hour webinar. Using online communities of practice to complement health research: Experiences from Healthcare Information For All Time: Wednesday February 1, 2-3PM CET
	HIFA launches new project: Mental health: meeting information needs for substance use disorders Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 HIFA is delighted to announce a new project: Mental health: meeting information needs for substance use disorders
	Implementing the HIFA-WHO Collaboration Plan Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 See HIFA-WHO Collaboration Plan. Since the launch of HIFA in 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been HIFA's most important strategic partner - for background see How HIFA works with WHO to improve the availability of healthcare information worldwide
	HIFA seeks a Fundraising Coordinator Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022 Healthcare Information for All (HIFA) is a dynamic global movement with a vision to end avoidable deaths and suffering due to lack of access to reliable healthcare information. Established in 2006 HIFA is now a vibrant and growing community with over 20,000 members worldwide in over 180 countries, communicating across 6 forums and in 4 languages. Members are drawn from a broad range of stakeholders: healthcare providers, policymakers, publishers, librarians, and educators, and many more, all committed to a common goal.