Resources and Publications
AHILA Documents and Resources
Access important AHILA governance and planning documents, including the AHILA Constitution and Strategic Plan.
Available Downloads
The documents below provide information on AHILA’s governance framework and strategic direction.
Publications
Finding, Organizing and Using Health Information
A training manual for students, researchers, and health workers in Africa.
Reports and Congress Resolutions
Past Congress Resolutions
AHILA Newsletters
Access past issues of the AHILA eNewsletter, featuring updates, professional activities, congress information, and developments within the AHILA community.
AHILA Past Conferences 1986 - 2019
Past AHILA Congresses
The table below highlights past AHILA congresses, including their dates, themes, and host locations across Africa.
| Congress | Date | Theme | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1986 | African Health Science Libraries: Myth or Reality | Dakar, Senegal |
| 2nd | 1988 | WHO: Partner in Health Documentation and Information Activities in Africa | Brazzaville, Congo |
| 3rd | 7–12 July 1991 | Microcomputer Applications in Health Information | University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 4th | 1994 | Information for Health for All by the Year 2000 | Kampala, Uganda |
| 5th | 26–27 September 1996 | Interconnection: How to Break Barriers to Information Provision | Brazzaville, Congo |
| 6th | 14–18 September 1998 | Information for the Promotion of Health | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 7th | 11–15 December 2000 | The Challenges of the New Millennium and the Role of Health Information Disseminators in the Fight Against HIV in Africa | University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni Campus, Swaziland |
| 8th | September 2002 | The Environment and Health: The Librarian’s Role in Information | Bamako, Mali |
| 9th | 25–29 October 2004 | Health Information for Rural Communities | Mangochi, Malawi |
| 10th | 23–27 October 2006 | Millennium Development Goals and Health Information Provision in Africa | Mombasa, Kenya |
| 11th | 6–10 October 2008 | Provision of Health Information for Poverty Alleviation in Africa | Maputo, Mozambique |
| 12th | 11–15 October 2010 | Health Information in Africa: Meeting Our Goals | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
| 13th | 15–19 October 2012 | Enhancing Access to Health Information in Africa: Research, Collaboration and Innovation | Praia, Cape Verde |
| 14th | 20–24 October 2014 | ICTs and Access to Health Information and Knowledge: Building Strong Knowledge Societies for Sustainable Development in Africa | Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 15th | 17–21 October 2016 | Access to and Utilization of Health Information in Africa: New Challenges, New Solutions | Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
| 16th | 14–18 October 2019 | Achieving Healthy Lives and Well-being in Africa through Access to and Use of Information | University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria |