HIFA (Healthcare Information For All)

Healthcare Information For All
www.hifa.org

HIFA (Healthcare Information For All) is a global campaign to improve the availability and use of reliable healthcare information worldwide, and especially in low- and middle-income countries. 

HIFA brings together more than 20,000 health workers, librarians, publishers, researchers, policymakers and patient advocates in 180 countries, all committed to the progressive realisation of a world where every person has access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of others. 

The HIFA Vision:

A world where every person and every health worker has access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of others, and is protected from misinformation.

The HIFA vision is endorsed by the world's doctors (World Medical Association), the world's library and information professionals (International Federation of Library Associations) and more than 400 health and development organisations worldwide. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-registered NGO in Official Relations with the World Health Organization since 2022.

Neil Pakenham-Walsh and Fiona Godlee first described the global evidence ecosystem in a paper in The Lancet (2004), which provided the rationale for HIFA. HIFA's unique purpose is to address three intrinsic weaknesses in the global evidence system: poor communication among stakeholders in the system; poor understanding of information needs and how to meet them; and a profound lack of advocacy for universal access to reliable healthcare information as a global health issue.

We are looking to recruit a Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator

We seek a tenacious, well organised administrator with experience in fundraising to help co-ordinate and drive forward the existing fundraising activities and assist the HIFA Coordinator, Steering Group and Fundraising working group in identifying and pursuing new opportunities. Based remotely or in our UK office the position is initially voluntary but could become remunerated over time. The successful applicant will be able to commit 1-2 hours per week, working with Neil and a small team of local volunteers.

We are especially grateful to several Charlbury residents who donate £5, £10 or £20 per month to HIFA. 

If you can help or would like to find out more about our work, please email: Dr Neil Pakenham-Walsh: neil@hifa.org

Our office address is: John Kibble Room, Corner House, Charlbury, Oxon.

Many thanks, Neil Pakenham-Walsh

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