The experience of Virtual Health Libraries in Portuguese speaking countries
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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i3.2091Keywords:
Virtual Health Library, Portuguese-speaking countries, Capacity building of human resources for health, ePORTUGUESe Network, Pan American Health Organization, World Health OrgAbstract
The Virtual Health Library of the Portuguese speaking countries was developed to facilitate access to scientifi and technical information for students, teachers, and health professionals in the countries involved. This article aims to describe its development in Portuguese-speaking countries through the World Health Organization’s ePORTUGUÊSe Network. It was used a qualitative methodology based on literature review and analysis of technical, scientifi, and administrative documentation available in international public repositories and national institutions was used, including reports from the ePORTUGUÊSe program between 2005 and 2015. The development and operation of the Virtual Health Library were gradual and individualized and strongly dependent on the involvement of local professionals and institutions. Changes in political priorities and fiancial diffiulties led their development to slow down. The increase in connectivity in Africa and access to the Internet are creating new opportunities to resume its development in Portuguese-speaking countries.
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