Towards Global Access to Health The Global Health Library

1. World Health Organization Towards Global Access to HealthThe Global Health Library Tomas Allen World Health Organization Library and Information Networks for Knowledge allent@who.int

2. WHO World Wide CAIRO World Health Organization

3. World Health Organization Library and Information Networks for Knowledge • 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

4. World Health Organization Health information and knowledge • 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

5. World Health Organization Public Library books per capita. Red represents areas with less than one book per citizen

6. Medical Schools (per 10,000,000) Red represents 1.3 or less schools/medical libraries

7. World Health Organization Strategy • 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

8. World Health Organization What is the Global Health Library? 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

9. World Health Organization The GHL aims to: • point to reliable information collections and systems • facilitate and enable access to information contents produced by key providers • support communities of practice and training

10. The GHL will strive for: • universality • a focus on developing countries • a role as resource locator for print format in areas with no ICT

11. CONNECTIVITY AND DELIVERY World Health Organization ONLINE BROADCAST MANAGED OFFLINE PAPER OFFLINE STORY Good Poor Individual Community District Country Regional PUSH PULL Global CUSTOMER LOGISTICS ENABLER GLOBAL HEALTH LIBRARY LANDSCAPE – HEALTH INFORMATION

12. World Health Organization OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITY 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

13. 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…

14. "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

15. "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 Comments

16. World Health Organization MOBILE LIBRARIES World Health Organization Library & Information Networks for Knowledge

17. World Health Organization A Starting Point • 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

18. World Health Organization GLOBAL INDEX MEDICUS Non PUBMED Peer Reviewed Grey AFRO AMRO EMRO EURO SEARO WPRO AIM VHL IMEMR Hellis Asia Pacific FEDERATED – MULTILINGUAL SEARCH

19. World Health Organization Multilingual WHOLIS • Web-based full text access to WHO knowledge: 45,000 links • 6 official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) • 50 other languages

20. World Health Organization Mobile libraries: GHL Express • Trunk concept • - blue trunks, multilingual, multisubject • blue trucks • blue mobiles (bibliobus bleus) • blue donkey • blue helpline • blue partners • - red HIV/AIDS knowledge cases

21. World Health Organization Print and Story 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

22. World Health Organization HINARI : http:www.who.int/hinari hinari@who.int

27. Egranary – EAccess while Offline

28. World Health Organization In conclusion • Ottawa Charter • UK national gateway, others followed • Funding for health • Little funding for health information content • Partnerships are needed and welcome

29. World Health Organization How can partners contribute? Be part of a GHL Working Group • Fundraising • World Medical Libraries Directory • Mapping existing resources • Mobile libraries • Multilingual sources • Global Index Medicus