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New HIFA Thematic Discussion: How can health research from LMICs be made more accessible?

Friday, June 3, 2016

Last year we held a major thematic discussion on Access to Health Research, which led to the Manila Declaration on the Availability and Use of Health Research Information in and for Low- and Middle-income Countries in the Asia Pacific Region (26 August 2015).

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HIFA is presenting a poster at this week's Geneva Health Forum, 19-21 April 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

On behalf of HIFA, huge thanks to HIFA Steering Group member Isabelle Wachsmuth (WHO) and Arthy Santhakumar (BMA) for representing HIFA at this important event.

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New HIFA Programme: Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice

Monday, February 22, 2016

We are delighted to announce a new HIFA programme on Evidence-informed Policy and Practice. Financially supported by TDR, the Special Programme on Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and The Lancet

Download the publicity and discussion questions for HIFA Evidence Informed Policy and Practice 2016 Please forward to your contacts and networks.

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HIFA welcomes nine new Supporting Organisations in Cameroon, Ghana, Grenada, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and UK

Friday, January 29, 2016

Dear colleagues,

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International Child Health Group and CHIFA present a thematic discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals and lifesaving interventions for children

Friday, November 6, 2015

What do the new SDGs mean for the future of global child health and the availability and access to lifesaving interventions? – A chance to engage with, learn about and discuss the SDGs in a global forum.

SDG 3.2: By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

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New sponsored discussion on HIFA: CHW Data for Decision Making

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.

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Manila Declaration on the availability and use of health research information in and for low- and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific Region

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.

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Access to research for health – Live global Tweetchat: 26 August

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

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HIFA welcomes five new Supporting Organisations from Germany, India, Nigeria, UK and USA

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.

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