Getting involved in international development activities: UK initiatives and hidden benefits
Cheeseborough, J.; Godbolt, S.; Grant, M.J.
Health Information and Libraries Journal 32(1): 1-4
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1471-1834 PMID: 25684025 DOI: 10.1111/hir.12096Document Number: 626334
Jackie Cheeseborough and Shane Godbolt describe the role that UK health information professionals have in global health and in supporting colleagues from developing countries to continue to develop as a provision. They give an overview of a range of organisations working to improve access to health information in developing countries and in particular Sub-Saharan Africa including Book Aid International, HIFA, INASP, ITOCA, Phi, TALC, THET and Research4Life. Even in a recession, many UK health librarians are choosing to get involved in international development activities in low-resource countries by volunteering, and discovering hidden benefits for their own organisations, and their own continuing professional development.
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