Universal Access to Health Information

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Universal Access to Health Information (UAHI)
linking the major projects in health information for developing countries to
discuss the priorities and way forward for global health information

London - Nairobi - Sao Paulo - Washington DC - Cape Town

UAHI VIDEOCONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Note all times stated as BST (London) time

PART 1
Onsite session (LONDON ONLY):

09.30 a.m. Registration and coffee

10.00 a.m. Mechanisms of improving access to information about existing
materials; South-North flow of information and shared experiences
Andy Haines (Dean, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Chair,
Introduced by Harry McConnell (British Medical Journal)
Fred Bukachi (SatelLife HealthNet Kenya) Introduction
Chris Zielinski (ExtraMed; Health Information for Development) Improving
access to information about existing materials and South-North information
flow
Panel commentary
Andrew Chetley (Exchange) Sharing of experiences
Panel commentary
Open Discussion
Summarize and close morning session.

12.00 noon Lunch

PART 2
Videoconference Presentations: London - Nairobi - Cape Town - Sao Paulo -
Washington DC

1:00 p.m. Strengthening local production and dissemination; strengthening
libraries and information services; connectivity, portals and gateways;
creating an enabling environment
Salah Mandil (Director / Advisor, Health Informatics, World Health
Organization) Chair, Introduced by Harry McConnell (BMJ)
1:05 p.m. LONDON: Neil Pakenham-Walsh (INASP) Summary of Session 1
1:15 p.m. NAIROBI: Strengthening local production and dissemination:
'Staging Posts'
13:15 Chair: John Batten (AMREF)
Main speaker: Caroline Nyamai (AfriAfya)
1:30 p.m. SAO PAULO: Creating an enabling environment.
Chair and main speaker: Abel Packer (Director, BIREME)
1:45 p.m. CAPE TOWN: Portals and gateways
Chair and speaker: Koos Louw (Medical Research Council)
2:00 p.m. WASHINGTON DC: Strengthening libraries and information services
and connectivity issues
Co-Chairs: Eugene Boostrom (World Bank Institute) and Tenagne Haile-Mariam
(George Washington University/Interactive Health Network)
Main speaker: LEELA McCullough (SatelLife)
2:15 p.m. LONDON: Commentary on portals and gateways. Michael Scholtz
(Health InterNetwork, WHO, tbc)
2:20 p.m. LONDON: Commentary on libraries and information services. Irene
Bertrand (Technical Cooperation Librarian, WHO), Helga Patrikios (Medical
Librarian, University of Zimbabwe) (all tbc)
2:30 p.m. Salah Mandil: Sum up and close session.

PART 3 (ALL SITES): DISCUSSION AND WAY FORWARD
3:00 p.m. LONDON: Richard Smith (Editor, British Medical Journal)
Chair
3:05 p.m. ALL SITES: Discussion and way forward
4:50 p.m. Richard Smith: Closing session and next steps.

'Exchange' is a networking and learning programme on health communications
for development.

INASP-Health (International Network for the Availability of Scientific
Publications) is a cooperative network for organizations and individuals
working to improve access to reliable information for health professionals
in developing and transitional countries.

Interactive Health Network is a non-profit collaboration that uses online
technology as a means of addressing health inequities. IHN provides a
real-time interactive service for health education in developing countries
using videoconferencing and is developing a portal for health care workers
in developing countries.

To Register
Email your name, affiliation, and a brief note of your professional
interests to
Linda Berkowitz at