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Working together for a future where everyone has access to safe,
effective healthcare
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than 20,000 people died yesterday from common childhood illnesses,
malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and complications of childbirth. Many
would still be alive today if they had been attended by an informed
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"All of us - rich
and poor, governments, companies and individuals - share the responsibility
of ensuring that everyone has access to information, means of prevention
and treatment."
Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, November 2006
Parents, carers and health workers In the developing world continue
to lack the basic information they need to relieve suffering, improve
quality of life and prevent premature deaths.
Many organisations are working to meet their needs, but their efforts
continue to be uncoordinated, duplicated and often wasted.
Global Healthcare Information Network (GHI-net) is a non-profit
organisation that provides inclusive support through:
Communication:
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Promoting international,
regional and national cooperation
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Understanding:
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Building a picture
of information needs and how to meet them
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Seeking and advocating cost-effective solutions |
GHI-net serves as a facilitator to help others work more effectively.
It does not itself provide healthcare information.
Campaign: Healthcare Information for All
by 2015
GHI-net is facilitating a major global campaign, launched in Mombasa,
Kenya on 26th October 2006. The goal of the campaign is: By 2015, every person worldwide will have access
to an informed healthcare provider. Lack of access to essential healthcare
information will no longer be a significant constraint in the delivery
of care in developing countries. People will no longer be dying for lack of knowledge.
Further information on the HIFA2015
Campaign and how to join
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