Radically increasing access to information and scientific evidence on health, particularly in developing regions, is the main reason that led the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the creation of the Global Health Library (GHL), which is part of its strategy of knowledge management in global public health.
Aiming at its implementation, the WHO, through the Knowledge Management and Sharing (KMS) Area, prepared a framework in a collective and participatory process, involving representatives of all its Regional Offices: AFRO, PAHO, EMRO, EURO, SEARO, WPRO.
Based on the Virtual Health Library (VHL) model, BIREME/PAHO/WHO, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Specialized Center will be responsible for GHL methodological and technological platform, which will involve interoperability of local, national, regional and global instances.
Up to the end of 2007, the regular operation of the GHL is forecast, with a business model and a long-term plan of action (2008 to 2012).
The GHL Technical Workshop Program at BIREME
As part of the main lines of action for the implementation of the GHL , WHO is promoting a workshop for the technical representatives of its 6 Regional Offices. The workshop will be held at BIREME, in São Paulo, Brazil, in the week of 26 to 30 of March 2007.
The GHL Platform Technical workshop will cover the main methods, tools and process to operate GHL collection of scientific and technical information products and services.
Click on Program for the complete agenda.
More information on GHL at Newsletter | VHL News Network 068, 27/December/2006
WHO defines the framework for the Global Health Library