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1. Introduction The Association of Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) was formed on August 23, 1984. Its name was changed from Association of African Medical Librarians Association (AMLA) in 1988. This was the second time Uganda hosted the AHILA Congress. The first time was in 1994 in Makerere University Main Library. There were 90 delegates from 19 countries in attendance this year. And since this is an Association of African Health Librarians, the biggest representation was from Africa. However, according to anecdotal discussions, there was a decline in attendance of delegates as compared to other years. The countries represented were; Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of South African, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 1.1. Background to the Congress Since 1986, Biennial Congresses have been held in different countries bringing together Health Information workers from across Africa. This was the 15 th Biennial Congress and it was hosted by the AHILA-Uganda Chapter (UG-AHILA). Congo Brazzaville had bid to host this Congress, but because it was an election year, they decided not to host it. Uganda was the next option even though it too was hosting it during an election year. Since it was election year, UGAHILA was not able to get any funding from any of the local organisations through their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. The theme for this Congress was: Access to and utilization of Health Information in Africa: New Challenges, New Solutions. The theme was discussed according to the following sub-themes: i. Health information and rural communities 5
ii. Librarians and Evidence Based Healthcare iii. Evolving Medical education curriculum iv. Capacity building of Health Information Professionals: the role of LIS education in Africa (Curricular design and instruction) v. Communicable and non-communicable diseases vi. Preservation of rare medical records vii. ICTs and health information provision and access Abstracts were submitted on each of the themes. Below is a pie chart showing abstracts submitted, papers accepted and those actually presented. Abstracts submitted vs Papers presented 39% 16% 45% Sent Accepted Presented Figure 1: Abstracts submitted, abstracts accepted and papers presented The number of papers presented was less than half of those accepted. The major reason given was that many of those who submitted abstracts, failed to get funding to come and attend the Conference. However, not only did this disrupt the programme, but it also left those who attended disappointed because their expectations had been high. Delegates were called upon to always ensure that if they submit an abstract but are unable to come, they should have a representative to present the paper for them. 1.2. Objectives of the Congress 1.2.1. To bring together information workers within the health field to network, share experiences and innovations they are using within their countries. These were shared through presentation of papers (both oral and poster) and reports from Country Chapters. 1.2.2. To elect new leadership for the next two years <strong>2016</strong> -2018 6
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