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HIFA Blog: Month in Review, December 2019 - Virtual communities of practice: reducing CO2 emissions, fostering better communication

3 February, 2020

Quote of the month: “It’s true that environmental degradation is surrounding us in all we do and all we eat and it seems that there is no escape. The impact of all this on health of people is enormous and cannot be ignored."(HIFA Steering Group member Najeeb Al-Shorbaji, Jordan)

HIFA invites everyone to contribute to Geneva Health Forum Roundtable: How can we improve the availability and use of health research information in LMICs?

28 January, 2020

Definition: 'Health research information' here refers primarily (but not exclusively) to peer-reviewed research papers, as typically published in journals.

The HIFA Access to Health Research project is planning a Roundtable at the Geneva Health Forum, 24th March 2020, on the theme What next steps are needed to improve the availability and use of health research information in LMICs?  Join HIFA to take part in the pre-event thematic discussion on the following questions:

Pauline

Melaku Haile

Somaliland Medical Association

'Somaliland Medical Association is non-political, and not-profit making organization, formed by the provisional medical doctors in Somaliland. SMA stands for the representation, protection, and upgrading of its members in one hand, and improving the quality of health care delivery on the other hand. We believe that medical science is a noble profession and shall actively participate in all ways and within its jurisdiction to contribute positively in enhancing the quality of Health Services.'

Location

Hargeisa
Somalia
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WAME 'encourages all medical journal editors to encourage authors to provide abstracts in the language of the location where the research took place'

24 January, 2020

Healthcare Information For All (HIFA) has long been advocating that medical journal editors across the world should consider the information needs of the vast majority of the global population who do not have English as a first language.
 

HIFA welcomes WONCA as 400th HIFA Supporting Organisation!

21 January, 2020

HIFA is delighted to welcome the World Organization of Family Doctors WONCA as our 400th official supporting organisation!

Subhadra

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