Launch of international health recruitment site

"This is an exciting new development at IHE", says Ivan Scott, Director.
"The website will increase our reach and impact. Health workers worldwide
will be able to access our recruitment, training and information services
instantly. IHE will increase the pool of staff available for hard-to-fill
overseas posts."

There will also be a much wider reach for organisations that advertise on
the website to find qualified and skilled health professionals.

But not everyone who works in the aid sector has fast Internet access. With
this in mind, IHE's website has been made as accessible as possible to those
in developing countries who use old equipment and have slow connections. It
uses minimal graphics and there are no flashy effects.

"Over half of our members could be working in resource-poor countries at any
one time", says Pat Brooke, Recruitment Manager. "It is frustrating and
expensive for them to download unnecessarily complicated websites when all
they want is to find a job."

International Health Exchange will continue to publish the print version of
its widely read magazine The Health Exchange and its Job Supplement. They
come out monthly on an alternate basis.

Notes for editors: International Health Exchange is a London-based charity
that seeks to improve health in developing countries by recruiting, training
and providing information and advice to health professionals in building the
capacity of the health sector. It is a founding member of People in Aid.

For advertising and recruitment queries contact: Tanith Richards, 020 7620
3333, [email protected]. For all other queries contact: Sarah Wolf, 020 7620
3333, [email protected].

['HIF-net at WHO' profile: Sarah Wolf is editorial assistant of the 'The
Health Exchange' magazine, published by International Health Exchange. IHE
seeks to improve health in developing countries by recruiting, training and
providing information and advice to health professionals.
]

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'HIF-net at WHO': working together to improve access to reliable information for healthcare workers and health professionals in developing and transitional countries. Contact: Neil Pakenham-Walsh at