INASP-Health (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications-Health)

INASP-Health is a cooperative network of more than 1000 organizations and individuals worldwide, working together to improve access to relevant, reliable information for health professionals in developing and emerging countries. Participation in the network is free of charge and without obligation. INASP-Health provides a number of services to support the health information development community worldwide. The Health Information Forum (HIF) is a series of thematic workshops, providing a neutral forum for discussion, debate, and sharing of ideas and experience among providers and users of health information. INASP-Health Advisory and Liaison Service provides and maintains an extensive database of the activities of network participants, facilitating collaboration, liaison, and sharing of experience and expertise. HIF-net at WHO is the email discussion list dedicated to issues of health information access in resource-poor settings. Through its capacity-building programme, INASP-Health facilitates strategic and practical workshops within developing countries, in response to requests received. INASP-Health is currently working with colleagues in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to explore the development of 'HIF' groups at regional and national level. INASP-Health seeks to support the work of its end user stakeholders (researchers, scientists, educators and development practitioners), through its partnerships with enabling stakeholders such as information and communication managers and organisations, and enabling institutions and bodies (research, scientific, educational, policy and development organisations and networks).