1. Healthcare Information for All by 2015 [Your Name here] [ Event here] Photo credits – please refer to HIFA Annual Report 2010

2. Our goal By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider

3. “HIFA2015 is an ambitious goal but it can be achieved if all stakeholders work together. The approach… is innovative and promises to harness the international cooperation and understanding needed to achieve the goal.” Dr Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy and Cooperation, WHO 2006

4. HIFA2015 Healthcare Information For All by 2015 The availability and use of appropriate, reliable healthcare information is central to the achievement of the MDGs HIFA2015 has more than 4000 professional members in 158 countries worldwide, ranging from WHO staff (150 from HQ, regions and countries) to rural health workers. Join today: www.hifa2015.org

5. “People are dying for lack of healthcare knowledge” Pascal Mouhouelo, WHO AFRO Library, Brazzaville, Congo, Launch of HIFA2015, Mombasa, Kenya, 2006 The problem

6. Studies in low-income countries… “suggest a gross lack of knowledge about the basics of how to diagnose and manage common diseases, going right across the health workforce and often associated with suboptimal, ineffective and dangerous health care practices.” Pakenham-Walsh N & Bukachi F. Information needs of health care workers in developing countries: aliterature review with a focus on Africa. Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:30

7. “The healthcare knowledge system isn’t working” Fiona Godlee et al. Fiona Godlee, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, Dan Ncayiyana, Barbara Cohen, Abel Packer. Can we achieve health information for all by 2015? Lancet 2004;364:295-300 The cause It’s not the fault of the health workers!

8. The Global Healthcare Knowledge System isn’t working Adapted from Godlee et al 2004

9. The solution Communication: HIFA2015 Forum Understanding: HIFA2015 Knowledge Base Advocacy: HIFA2015 Advocacy Programme

10. THE HIFA2015 STRATEGY HIFA2015 Goal Knowledge System

11. HIFA2015 Forum Growth in membership, 2006-2011

12. HIFA2015 Members – where we are

13. HIFA2015 Members – who we are

14. HIFA2015 Members – more than 2000 organisations

15. Thank you! Join today!!! Work with us to achieve the HIFA2015 goal: By 2015, people worldwide will no longer be dying for lack of knowledge