Spotlight: Group B Strep (4) Update and invitation to join our sister forum CHIFA

9 July, 2026

Dear HIFA colleagues,

We are on day 2 of our 7-day CHIFA Spotlight on Group B Strep.

This discussion is hosted on our sister forum CHIFA (global child health and rights). We have already had more than 20 messages exchanged from around the world, including powerful testimonies from bereaved parents. We are currently discussing the question: What is the one thing about Group B Strep that you wish every pregnant woman and every healthcare professional understood?

You can review all CHIFA messages on our RSS here: www.hifa.org/readchifa

Better still, come and join us on CHIFA (free) here: www.hifa.org/joinchifa

Meanwhile contributions to this forum HIFA are also welcome, especially around GBS disease in adulthood.

HIFA Spotlights are focused, 7-day global discussions on HIFA forums on specific priority health issues. Applications are open for new proposals. www.hifa.org/spotlights

Many thanks, Neil

HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org

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Neil Pakenham-Walsh