The HIFA2015 Steering Group is delighted to announce the ratification of five new HIFA2015 Supporting Organisations:
End Water Poverty, Global Health Media Project, International Journal of Students’ Research, South African Association for Responsible Health Information & Advertising, Translators without Borders.
1. End Water Poverty
http://www.endwaterpoverty.org
‘We’re a coalition campaign, made up of 185 members in 55 countries. We campaign and advocate to decision makers, the media and other development organisations to take action to end the water and sanitation crisis… our strategic aims to:
- make water and sanitation a higher priority for governments who give aid and for governments in the poorest countries who can raise the availability of sanitation and water to millions more people
- strengthen the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership so that the poorest communities get access to sanitation and water
- campaign for better delivery of sanitation and water through joined policies with health, education and nutrition’
2. Global Health Media Project
http://globalhealthmedia.org/
‘The Global Health Media Project is developing effective clinical videos that will be widely accessible to health workers in low-resource settings. These videos will address the critical gap in knowledge transfer and best practices that is a root cause of poor health outcomes in these regions. Our goal is to help health workers save lives and reduce morbidity by reaching a large number of them with easily understood, memorable visual images using a very low-cost approach. “Providing access to reliable health information for health workers is potentially the single most cost effective and achievable strategy for sustainable improvement in health care in developing countries.” (Pakenham-Walsh, et al. British Medical Journal)’
3. International Journal of Students’ Research
http://www.ijsronline.com/index.php/IJSR
‘IJSR is an online, open access journal purely dedicated to students’ research from the fields of medicine and allied health sciences. It traverses all boundaries and acknowledges the work done by students from different parts of the world. It is a platform for young and budding researchers to allow them to be read and evaluated globally. The journal is a quarterly scientific magazine and follows the international guidelines for journals and scientific publication. The journal is an endeavor which is dedicated to the cause of students’ research. The journal publishes high quality editorials, reviews, original research articles, case reports, feature articles, letters etc. It is a peer reviewed journal with an open and easy access to all.’
4. South African Association for Responsible Health Information & Advertising (ARHIA)
http://www.arhiasa.info
‘The main objectives are to: i) ensure that health information given to South African citizens is responsible and accurate; ii) protect South African citizens from health products and services that are in any way misrepresented in terms of efficacy, safety or quality.’
5. Translators without Borders
http://translatorswithoutborders.com/
‘Translators without Borders facilitates the transfer of knowledge from one language to another by creating and managing a community of NGOs who need translations and professional, vetted translators who volunteer their time to help. Through the sophisticated Translators without Borders platform, important aid groups easily connect directly with professional translators, breaking down the barriers of language and building up the transfer of information to those who need it, one brick at a time.’
In addition, the Journal of Pakistan Medical Students has become a HIFA2015 Supporting Journal.
128 organisations worldwide have now officially declared their commitment to the HIFA2015 goal!
If the goals of YOUR organisation align with the HIFA2015 goal, please join us!
- HIFA2015 Supporting Organisations are under no obligation to provide financial support (However, we shall be introducing a voluntary annual contribution scheme in January 2012, in response to recommendations made in the recent Evaluation of HIFA2015, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation – more details to follow shortly)
- HIFA2015 Supporting Organisations are promoted on HIFA2015 publications and website
- HIFA2015 Supporting Organisations are invited to present and discuss their work live with other HIFA2015 members in the HIFA2015 virtual conference room (please contact us if you are interested to explore options).
Download an application form from our home page: www.hifa2015.org
“HIFA2015 is an ambitious goal but it can be achieved if all stakeholders work together” (Dr Tikki Pang, WHO, 2006)
With thanks,
Neil Pakenham-Walsh
Coordinator, HIFA2015
On behalf of the HIFA2015 Steering Group
http://www.hifa2015.org/about/administration/
