Through her activities and Congresses, AHILA fosters collaboration, knowledge and resource sharing, networking, capacity building, and professionalism within the health information and library community in Africa and beyond. Read More

Executive Member

President – AHILA

Mrs Mercy Monde Kakoma, a librarian at the University of Zambia (UNZA) library has been elected President of the Association during General Assembly held at the University of Botswana in Gaborone from 16th to 20th October 2023

Vice President – AHILA

Mrs Khutsafalo Kadimo, a librarian at the University of Botswana library, he country representative of Research4life, has been elected Vice President of the Association during General Assembly held at the University of Botswana in Gaborone from 16th to 20th October 2023

General Secretary – AHILA

Biliamin Oladele Popoola is an academic librarian, researcher from Nigeria. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Anatomy and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies obtained from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria has been elected General secretary of the Association during General Assembly held at the University of Botswana in Gaborone from 16th to 20th October 2023

News and Info

You are cordially invited to submit a paper to the 17th Congress of The Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) Botswana 2023 on the 16^th – 20th October 2023, at University of Botswana Conference Centre, Plot No: 4775 Notwane rd, Gaborone, Botswana. The theme of the conference is “Equitable Access to Health Information: The Key to Better Health”.

Partinership

World Health Organization (WHO)

DS-I Africa

Better Evidence – Ariadne Labs

National Library of Medicine

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“In recent years, tremendous progress has been made toward providing health information in Africa, in part because of technological advancements. Nevertheless, ensuring that information is accessible, comprehensible, and usable remains problematic, and there remain needs in many settings to address issues such as computer skills, literacy, and the infrastructure to access information.”