International Congress of Medical Librarianship - Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa ICML-AHILA on June 21-25, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa

The International Congress of Medical Librarianship (ICML) and the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) are pleased to invite you to the June 2021 Congress which brings together medical librarians and other health information professionals, academics, researchers, and others from related disciplines. Our conference will explore the contributions that medical librarians and other information professionals are making to achieve global health goals by connecting, engaging, and ultimately improving health and saving lives.

The ICML+AHILA 2021 Congress theme is “A call for action: Engaging to save lives” with six sub-themes outlined below:

1. Accessibility: providing access to timely, affordable, and reliable health information.

2. Collaboration and Partnerships: forming effective bonds to enable successful implementation.

3. Epidemics and Pandemics: anticipating and responding to health crises.

4. Science- and Evidence-based Practice: incorporating best data and information to achieve improved health.

5. Sustainability: building structure and capacity for the future.

6. Current actions in response to SDGs.