Health information outreach: experiences from the University of Zambia Medical Library

Med Ref Serv Q. 2008 Summer;27(2):173-87. doi: 10.1080/02763860802114306.

Abstract

Access to health information for health workers in Zambia is limited and inadequate, especially to those health workers that are not affiliated with institutions such as the University of Zambia. In order to meet their information needs, it is important to devise and implement appropriate health information access methods. One such method is an Outreach Program. This article is an audit and a review of the health information outreach programs that the University of Zambia Medical Library has implemented over many years.

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information*
  • Consumer Health Information*
  • Libraries, Medical / organization & administration*
  • Zambia