UKSG webinar: Focus on the South: access to, production and use of research information in low and middle income countries with INASP, Ubiquity Press and HIFA

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2. Strengthening research and knowledge systems in lower and middle income countries @INASPinfo www.inasp.info

3. Ethiopia July 2015 03/12/2015 3

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5. Materials science in Ethiopia “You only need a couple of weeks in Ethiopia to realise that materials science is a priority… …Even in the capital you’ll experience cuts in power and water; in rural areas it’s even worse… ….Producing quality and inexpensive bricks for building houses, designing active water filters, and supplying ‘off-the-grid’ energy systems for rural areas are all vital to the country’s development.” Visiting academic 03/12/2015 5

6. What does INASP do? INASP is an international charity working with a global network of partners to improve access, production, communication and use of research information and knowledge, so that countries are equipped to solve their development challenges 03/12/2013 6

7. Access • Work in 22 partner countries, building skills to enable affordable, sustainable access to research information • Offer 150 packages, containing about 50,000 journals and 20,000 books • Consortia make annual selections based on research interests and budget • Sustainability is key, so we are preparing consortia to take over responsibility for access 03/12/2013 7

8. INASP’s principles for responsible engagement #inaspprinciples 1. Make an effort to understand the country context 2. Respect a country’s wish to negotiate as a consortium or purchasing club 3. Avoid making sudden changes 4. Think medium to long term on pricing 5. Be realistic about sales expectations 03/12/2015 8

9. Production and communication of research www.authoraid.info • Supporting developing country researchers in writing up and publishing their work Journals OnLine • Raising visibility of Southern research • Addressing quality of Southern journals 03/12/2015 9

10. Use - Evidence-Informed Policy Making (EIPM) Strengthening the capacity of policymakers and practitioners in the use of evidence Aims: • Promote the use of evidence in policy and practice • Stimulate demand from policymakers for evidence • Strengthen capacities to use evidence • Strengthen links between researchers and policymakers 03/12/2015 10

11. Our approaches Finding ways that work – ways that fit countries’ needs • Sustainability – Embedding – Organisational capacity development • Networking and convening – Mentoring, brokering relationships • Scale – Online courses 03/12/2015 11

12. To the end that countries are equipped to solve their own development challenges 03/12/2013 12

13. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International licence. 03/12/2015 13 Anne Powell Ruth Bottomley apowell@inasp.info Rbottomley@inasp.info @AnnePowellINASP @INASPinfo @INASPinfo www.inasp.info www.inasp.info

14. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress Ubiquity Press and the South Tom Mowlam, Director of Operations ‘Focus on the South’, webinar 1 December 2015

15. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress To return control of publishing to societies, universities and researchers, providing them with the infrastructure and support to publish open access at a competitive cost. About Ubiquity Press Background Mission  Spun out of University College London in 2012  Researcher-led  50+ years publishing experience (BioMed Central, PLoS, Elsevier, IoP)  Current staff of 15, based in London  Comprehensive approach: journals, books, data, software, wetware…

16. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress The Social Contract of Science • Validation • Dissemination • Further development Scientific Malpractice • Data • Results • Software • Hardware, wetware… #@%$#@ % #@%$# Source: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2015

17. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress

18. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress For any questions, please contact tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com Data courtesy of: http://www.scimagojr.com/

20. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress Press portal and content management system Sri Lanka Journals Online website: http://www.sljol.info/ Sri Lanka Journals Online

21. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress Journal and journal management system (based on OJS) Ceylon Medical Journal website: http://cmj.sljol.info/ Sri Lanka Journals Online

22. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress Network and teamwork

23. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress The Ubiquity Partner Network

25. tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com | www.ubiquitypress.com| @ubiquitypress Thank you. Tom Mowlam tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress.com Ubiquity Press website: http://www.ubiquitypress.com Koh, A. 2012. Open Access Ahoy! An Interview with Ubiquity Press. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/ubiquity/43312 More information

26. Meeting the information needs of healthcare providers in LMICs UKSG Webinar, 1 December 2015 Contact: Dr Neil Pakenham-Walsh, HIFA Coordinator neil@hifa.org www.hifa.org 26

27. Introduction Dr Neil Pakenham-Walsh Oxford, UK NHS/Ecuador/Peru 1983-90  Medicine Digest/Wellcome Trust/WHO 1990-95  INASP 1995-2004  HIFA 2005-present  Dgroups Foundation 2013-present 27

28. HIFA Global campaign and knowledge network >15,000 members, 175 countries, 5 forums, En/Fr/Pt HIFA vision: “A world where every person and every health worker will have access to the information they need to protect their own health and the health of others." 28

29. 29 The HIFA forums are hosted by the Dgroups Foundation - 700 CoPs www.dgroups.info Dgroups Vision: “A world where every person is able to contribute to dialogue and decision-making for international development and social justice.”

30. Health professionals lack access to health information “The studies suggest a gross lack of knowledge about the basics on how to diagnose and manage common diseases, going right across the health workforce and often associated with suboptimal, ineffective and dangerous health care practices.” Pakenham-Walsh N & Bukachi F. Information needs of health care workers in developing countries: a literature review with a focus on Africa. Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:30doi:10.1186/1478-4491- 7-30 http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/30 30

31. Example: hospital care of children '3 in 4 doctors caring for sick children in Africa and Asia lack basic knowledge of common causes of child death‘ Nolan T et al. Quality of hospital care for seriously ill children in less- developed countries. Lancet 2001;357(9250):106-10 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140- 6736(00)03542-X/fulltext# 31

32. Example: home care of diarrhoea '4 in 10 mothers in India believe they should withhold fluids if their baby develops diarrhoea, thereby tragically increasing their risk of death from dehydration' (India MoH, 2006) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) 2005/6 http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADK385.pdf 32

33. Example: Ebola “Ebola kills people; but more lives are put at risk because of lack of information or misinformation” Dr. Guido Borghese, UNICEF Principal Advisor Child Survival and Development for West and Central Africa 33

34. The Global Health Information System Paper: Can we achieve health information for all by 2015? The Lancet, 2004; 364:295-300 Fiona Godlee, Neil Pakenham-Walsh et al. 34

35. Doing health research “Clinical trials should begin and end with systematic reviews of relevant evidence” Clinical trials should begin and end with systematic reviews of relevant evidence: 12 years and waiting. Mike Clarke, Sally Hopewell, Iain Chalmers. Lancet 2010;376:20-21. http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61045-8/fulltext 35

36. Publishing health research “Abstracts of research should be routinely available in the main language of the country where the research was undertaken” HIFA members (especially those in francophone and lusophone LMICs) 36

37. Making research information available “Open access, open access, open access…” Openness, transparency and sharing in health research, publishing and information sciences 37 open access

38. Making actionable information available WHO HQ WHO Country Offices Ministries of Health Mass media Publishers Information services 38

39. Acknowledgements 39 BMA WHO Financial contributors (2015): • British Medical Association (main funder) • Africa Health • Afro-European Medical & Research Network • Anadach Group • Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria • Awojobi Clinic Eruwa • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy • Children for Health • Commonwealth Nurses Federation • Council of International Neonatal Nurses • eCancer • Elsevier • Friends Of Chitambo • Global Health Media Project • Haiti Nursing Foundation • HealthProm • Intel Corporation • International Child Health Group • International Foundation for Dermatology • International League of Dermatological Societies • International Society for Social Paediatrics and Child Health • IntraHealth International • Joanna Briggs Institute • Knowledge Transfer Africa Ltd • The Lancet • LiveWell Initiative • mPowering Frontline Health Workers • Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba • Network for Information and Digital Access • Partnerships in Health Information • Physicians for Haiti • Public Library of Science (PLOS) • Quality + Care Solutions • Royal College of Midwives • The Test Foundation • The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust • WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation & Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity • Wiki Project Med Foundation • Your.MD • Zambia UK Health Workforce Alliance.

40. 1. Contact: Neil Pakenham-Walsh neil@hifa.org 2. Continue the discussion on the HIFA forum: www.hifa.org Thank you 40

41. INASP www.inasp.info @INASPinfo Anne Powell apowell@inasp.info @AnnePowellINASP Ruth Bottomley Rbottomley@inasp.info Ubiquity Press http://www.ubiquitypress.com Tom Mowlam tom.mowlam@ubiquitypress. com HIFA – www.hifa.org Neil Pakenham-Walsh neil@hifa.org THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS

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