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Academy for Educational Development/SatelLife (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Russian, Spanish)
SatelLife is an international, not-for-profit organization
that provides connectivity and health information for health
professionals in the developing world. The organization
merged with the Academy for Educational Development in 2006.
The site includes links to a series of email discussion lists
documents with some also being available in Spanish, French
and Russian.
http://www.satellife.org
Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
AHILA is a professional association with 46 country members
and many partners and collaborators worldwide. The AHILA web
site includes news and reports relevant to health information
in Africa, and the opportunity to join the AHILA email
discussion list, AHILA-net.
http://www.ahila.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=121
Directory of Medical Libraries in Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is an alphabetical country listing of medical libraries in Africa. For each institution, the site has name, contact, street and email addresses, telephone and url address if available. It is maintained by the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA).
http://www.ahila.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=121
Global Healthcare Information Network (GHI-net) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
GHI-net is a non-governmental organisation that aims to
improve the availability and use of healthcare information in
developing countries, with a particular emphasis on the needs
of healthcare providers at household, primary and district
levels. It works as a facilitating body, promoting
multistakeholder communication, understanding (of information
needs and how to meet those needs) and effective action.
http://www.ghi-net.org/
HIFA2015: Healthcare Information For All Discussion Group (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
HIFA2015 is a discussion group for those with an interest in
the creation, exchange and use of relevant, practical
healthcare information for families, primary health workers,
and district-level healthcare providers in developing and
transitional countries. It complements the CHILD2015
Discussion Group, which focuses on the information and
learning needs of those responsible for the healthcare of
children. HIFA2015 is open to anyone with an interest in
improving healthcare in developing countries and membership
is free. Individuals can join by sending an email to
HIFA2015-admin@dgroups.org
with your name, organization, and a brief description of your
professional interests. HIFA2015 is managed by the Global
Healthcare Information Network on behalf of the HIFA2015
Steering Group.
http://www.ghi-net.org/campaign/
HIFA2015 Knowledge Base (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The HIFA2015 Knowledge Base is a tool for HIFA2015 members
and others with a professional interest in how to improve the
availability of relevant, reliable information for healthcare
providers in low-income settings. The Knowledge Base
harnesses and builds on the knowledge and expertise of
HIFA2015 members in order to provide answers to three
critical questions: What are the needs of different
healthcare providers in different settings? What are the
barriers and drivers to meeting those needs? What must be
done - and how - to improve access to health information? The
tool contains summaries of HIFA2015 email forum discussions
and is divided into three categories: knowledge cycle, health
care, and healthcare providers.
http://www.hifa2015.org/knowledge-base/
WHO: ePORTUGUÊSe (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Portuguese)
This is a WHO initiative to promote and strengthen
collaboration among the various Portuguese-speaking WHO
Member States. The project aims to establish and maintain an
alliance of health-related institutions and health workers in
Portuguese-speaking countries, for promoting better health
through the development of knowledge communities and the
sharing of Portuguese-language information resources. It
includes links to Portuguese language health
resources/databases and organizations.
http://www.who.int/eportuguese/en/
World Directory of Medical Libraries (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge
project will be a comprehensive listing of medical/health
libraries. It will serve as a source to facilitate the flow
of information between libraries and the coordination of
global efforts to improve access to health information.
Currently �under construction�, individual libraries can
register by completing the WDML directory form.
http://www.who.int/ghl/directory/en/
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