INASP Links & Resources/INASP HEALTH LINKS: Compilers' Biographical Information

INASP Links & Resources
INASP HEALTH LINKS:
Compilers' Biographical Information

Lenny Rhine, Ph.D; ([email protected]) is the Assistant Director for Collection Management at the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (HSCL). Since 1992, Lenny has coordinated the University of Florida HSCL/University of Zambia School of Medicine Library partnership. Beginning in January 1997, Lenny has worked with the UNZA to develop and maintain the UNZA Medical Library 'Guide to Medical Resources', an Internet gateway designed for use by students and faculty at UNZA. He also has worked with the University of Zimbabwe Medical Library and the Association of Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA).

In 1999-2000, Lenny was a consultant to the U.S. National Library of Medicine on 'Library Partnership Programs in North America', which led to the establishment of the INASP Health Library Partnerships Database. Currently, he is working with AHILA on various training programs for the membership.
Neil Pakenham-Walsh, MD, ([email protected]) is an independent health communications consultant with a special interest in access and use of health information in developing countries. He has a background in medicine and medical publishing, including work with the World Health Organization, the journal Medicine Digest, the CD-ROM series Topics in International Health (Wellcome Trust) and as moderator of 'HIF-net at WHO'. From 1996-2004, Neil was the INASP-Health programme (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) director.
Neil has worked as a medical officer in rural Ecuador and Peru and currently is working as a volunteer with rural healthcare providers in South India to assess local priorities in access and use of health information.

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