No images? Click here Welcome to the HLH Newsletter! The HLH is a WHO knowledge platform to share cross-country learning on maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the post-pandemic recovery. Learn more about us here. The HLH Newsletter is a place to share up-to-date information on key knowledge products from WHO and the Network of Networks. If you have any queries or wish to contribute, please email us: hlh@who.int. HLH updates WHO Initiatives The WHO Initiative for the mitigation of COVID-19 on essential MNCAAH services recently published a global report on findings including key mitigation strategies and lessons learned from 19 countries and a scoping review on interventions to maintain essential services for maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health and older people during (MNCAAH) disruptive events. Since May 2020 to the present, WHO has supported 19 countries in six Regions to raise the profile of and commitment to MNCAAH and ensure that during the response to COVID-19, actions would be taken to mitigate indirect impacts on essential MNCAAH services due to disruptions to service provision and use. WHO continues to support countries in building resilient health systems and ensure the needs of MNCAAH are at the core of public health services and integrated into future emergency preparedness and response plans of countries. Results from the third round of WHO’s Global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic show that two years into the pandemic, health systems are still being challenged globally. Over 90% of responding countries reported ongoing disruptions to essential health services in Nov-Dec 2021, showing little to no improvement since early 2021. View further details on the extent of disruptions, main health systems challenges, and how countries are responding to recover services and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. HLH Network of Networks Global Healthcare Information Network CIC (HIFA) enters into Official Relations with the World Health Organization We are delighted to announce that the 150th session of the WHO Executive Board (24-29 January 2022) has agreed to admit Global Healthcare Information Network CIC (GHI-Net) as a non-State actor in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). GHI-Net is the non-profit community interest company registered in the UK in 2005 for the sole purpose of administering the global initiative Healthcare Information For All (HIFA), launched in 2006. More details can be found here. Registration is now open for ISQua's 38th International Conference 2022 (17-20 October 2022, Brisbane, Australia) Together with their partner, the Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL), ISQUa is delighted to host our 38th International Conference in Brisbane, Australia. The theme for 2022 is "Designing for the Future - Community, Resilience, and Sustainability" This will be the first in-person conference since 2019 and an opportunity for the ISQua community to reconnect, be inspired and be energised to design for the future of healthcare To find out more, and to register, please visit the conference's website. Submit your abstract for the 45th World Hospital Congress The 45th IHF World Hospital Congress will take place in Dubai in November 2022. Professionals from hospitals, health service providers and healthcare organizations can submit their abstracts now under the theme "Global Learnings, Local Actions: Sustainable Healthcare". Proposals for oral abstracts are accepted until 28 February. For posters, the deadline is 11 March. Explore the subthemes and submit your abstract here. |