Knowledge Management at

Public Health Institute(PHI)

www.phi.edu.sd

Dr. Amjad Idries

Celebrating our fourth year !!!

Very early …….

…… at the starting up phase of PHI, knowledge means different things

internally and externally

PHI experience on how to SHARE and TRANSFER

Knowledge for purpose

Different purposes … different strategies• Knowledge generation machines.

• knowledge mapping activities.

• Creating communities of practice.

• Sharing and transfer of best practice.

• Institutional systems.

• Rewards for knowledge sharing.

• Storytelling for leadership and champions.

PHI to provide strong links

betweenpublic health

researchand

policy & decision-making

PHI as Learning Organization

• Establishing Knowledge transfer projects.

• Arrangements for information flow in-and-out from/to different sources

Utilization of knowledge production machines to increase PHI credibility

Consultancy appetizers

• Productivity of evidence-based papers (Sudan journal of public health)

• Forums, seminars, conferences, advice for initiating new training areas, etc

In 2010 start talking about …..

Information for Action Initiative “IAI”

Evidence for Health Evidence for Health ProgramProgram

• Started as an idea ….. supporting and promoting the translation of research’s findings to inform the decision-making and policy formulation,

• Then, we started thinking about Knowledge-plus project …… later the Knowledge-plus unit

The Evidence

……… increasing access of decision makers in health care and public health to different types of evidence and knowledge ………

/ الدليل تسمى دورية مجلة وليست Evidenceمطبوعة

We believe in Networking

as an excellent strategy

for knowledge sharing

Excellence and Excellence and Innovation Network for Innovation Network for

HealthHealth

• Main objective: To help promote the concept of decision-making based on evidence and bring the changes necessary to reformulate the health system.

….. the network to provide different knowledge translation models

We would like to see……..• Interesting projects.• Creating learning organizations.• Institutional change programs.• Public-private partnership.• Diversification of knowledge and its sources.

Still dreaming ……..

PHI ForumNeeds for common languageNeeds for common language

Needs for common understandingNeeds for common understanding

On track

Institutional Memory SystemInstitutional Memory System

Still dreaming ……..

Sudan Public Health Atlas /Public Health Intelligence

Thanks for all of Thanks for all of youyou AmjaAmja

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