Monthly Archives: November 2014
Seeking Medical Librarians from East and West Africa
Jeannette Murphy, Senior Research Fellow in Health Informatics at University College London, UK, is still seeking help in locating medical librarians to contribute to a feature column ( International Perspectives and Initiatives…which she edits for Health Information and Libraries Journal … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Libraries
Tagged African Libraries, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, information trends, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal
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4 Technology Trends Every Librarian Needs to Know
Where is library technology heading in the next few years ? What are the emerging tools and technologies that we should be paying attention to, in order to be ready when the time is right to adopt them ? Those … Continue reading
Effects of Librarian Provided Services in Healthcare Settings : a Systematic Review
A new systematic review has looked at the impact of health librarians on patient, healthcare provider, and researcher outcomes. The review identified 25 studies, all of which were conducted in high income countries, demonstrating once again the need for more … Continue reading
Engaging in Global Health
An NHS ( National Health Service ) report jointly by the UK Department of Health and the Department for International Development ( DFID ) has just been published ( Sept 2014 ). Engaging in Global Health : the Framework for … Continue reading
African Health Leaders: a new book
A new book has just been published which I have heard is ” quite marvellous”. African Health Leaders : Making Change and Claiming the Future by Francis Omaswa and Lord Nigel Crisp. Oxford University Press, 2014. Comments are invited, please, … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Africa, community health information, health, health promotion, public health
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Still Seeking Medical Librarians from East Africa
Jeanette Murphy, Senior Research Fellow in Health Informatics at University College London, is still trying to find librarians who would be willing to contribute to a feature column ( International Perspectives and Initiatives ) which she edits for Health Information … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Information resources, Libraries
Tagged African Libraries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Librarian roles, Research
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Great offer for members of AHILA
Global Health is a unique database covering Public Health in depth and including research from many many low / middle income countries. The publisher CABI is offering a very generous discount on the subscription price to the institutions of AHILA members … Continue reading
Health Information Updates to and from Africa 