Towards Global Access to Health The Global Health Library

World Health Organization Towards Global Access to Health The Global Health Library Tomas Allen World Health Organization Library and Information Networks for Knowledge allent@who.int World Health Organization WHO World Wide CAIRO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge World Health Organization  The WHO library system is a global network that operates as a community, large and united  This is the first strength of the Global Health Library Health information and knowledge World Health Organization   Knowledge exists, but remains inaccessible to those who need it most The world has needs as well as responsibilities  Improving health and health systems is the antidote to poverty; health is the basis of development; and health information and knowledge is the basis of health Public Library books per capita. Red represents areas with less than one book per citizen World Health Organization Legend 0-1 2-3 4-5 6-7 >7 No Data Medical Schools (per 10,000,000) Red represents 1.3 or less schools/medical libraries Legend 0.07 - 1.33 1.34 - 2.75 2.76 - 4.26 4.27 - 5.97 5.98 - 8.86 8.87 - 14.10 14.11 - 37.17 37.18 - 136.99 137.00 - 555.56 No Data Strategy World Health Organization  WHO is initiating a worldwide coordinated effort    Key players are invited to participate A global steering committee is being formed Working groups will concentrate on specific modules What is the Global Health Library? World Health Organization The Global Health Library is a WHO Library initiative which will provide first stop access to health information in paper, electronic, and any other media as necessary, to those who need it The GHL aims to: World Health Organization  point to reliable information collections and systems  facilitate and enable access to information contents produced by key providers  support communities of practice and training The GHL will strive for: • universality • a focus on developing countries • a role as resource locator for print format in areas with no ICT LANDSCAPE – HEALTH INFORMATION World Health Organization CONNECTIVITY AND DELIVERY BROADCAST ONLINE Good MANAGED OFFLINE OFFLINE PAPER STORY Poor Individual Community District Country Regional PUSH CUSTOMER Global ENABLER GLOBAL HEALTH LIBRARY PULL LOGISTICS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITY Broadcast Good Online Medium Poor Managed Offline Offline Print Story Individual Community District Country Region Global Well Served Moderately Served Poorly Served Note: This is a schematic to show how different opportunities can be prioritised and does not reflect any current focus World Health Organization Where do we start? We are asking our partners and users: •health workers •librarians •information providers •Ministries of Health •policy makers •the public and communities… "La GLH pourrait être une source utile dans mon travail quotidien…je pourrais avoir au moins une source fixe où trouver l'information sanitaire. Je pourrais également orienter mes utilisateurs qui sont les médicins, étudiants et élèves en médicine vers ce site. Ce site sera vraiment d'un grand salut pour nous." Bibliothécaire, Burkina Faso Comments "I saw a website where there are alternative libraries--boat, donkey, backpack, etc. The possibilities are immense, but such would have to be matched to the place and the stakeholders so we do not miss out in terms of reaching out." Dr Arturo Pesigan, Manilla World Health Organization MOBILE LIBRARIES World Health Organization Library & Information Networks for Knowledge A Starting Point World Health Organization  Portal Interface  Global Index Medicus: African, Eastern Mediterranean, Latin American, South-east Asian, Western Pacific  World Wide Directory of Medical Libraries  Multilingual WHOLIS  Mobile Libraries  HINARI GLOBAL INDEX MEDICUS World Health Organization Non PUBMED Peer Reviewed Grey AFRO AMRO EMRO EURO SEARO WPRO AIM VHL IMEMR Hellis Asia Pacific FEDERATED – MULTILINGUAL SEARCH Multilingual WHOLIS World Health Organization  Web-based full text access to WHO knowledge: 45,000 links  6 official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)  50 other languages Mobile libraries: GHL Express World Health Organization Trunk concept - blue trunks, multilingual, multisubject - blue trucks - blue mobiles (bibliobus bleus) - blue donkey - blue helpline - blue partners - red HIV/AIDS knowledge cases Print and Story World Health Organization Ready to use mini-library  print  practical manuals  district health centres  material available locally is added adaptable in size, subject, audience  from push to pull – bouquet of choice  inclusion of tacit knowledge  Knowledge journalists  Story telling HINARI : http:www.who.int/hinari hinari@who.int World Health Organization Egranary – EAccess while Offline In conclusion World Health Organization   Ottawa Charter UK national gateway, others followed    Funding for health Little funding for health information content Partnerships are needed and welcome How can partners contribute? World Health Organization Be part of a GHL Working Group 1. 2. 3. 4. Fundraising World Medical Libraries Directory Mapping existing resources Mobile libraries 5. 6. Multilingual sources Global Index Medicus