Guyana

SWOT / DAFO BVS

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Para más información vea Orientaciones para análisis de escenário (DAFO). Fore more information see Instructions to the Scenario Analysis (SWOT) http://bvsencuentros2011.bireme.org/?page_id=284.

Fortalezas | Strenghts

• Technical Committee set up
• Continued support from the representation, Bireme and KMC.
• Strengthened partnerships between, Ministry of Health academic institutions and other counterparts working in health.
• Several public health training institutions (public and private) that could use and derive the benefits of VHL within their operations

Debilidades | Weakness

• Lack of human resources trained in VHL methodologies.
• Lack of visualization of the national production of scientific and technical health information,
• Lack of peer previewing on indigenous health information
• Lack of understanding amongst institutions/agencies/partners of the role, benefits and importance of VHL within a public health setting
• Absence of capacity within focal agencies/institutions to develop content for VHL (publications, dissertation, etc.) dissemination

Oportunidades | Opportunities

• Consolidation of biomedical information, public health and equity in a single platform.
• Involve new academic centers, health information producers.
• Promotion and dissemination of VHL through collaborative and innovative mechanisms (social networks, websites, focal agencies, etc)
• Support interaction and collaboration between the different experiences of VHL.

Amenazas | Threats

• Integration of VHL into MoH programmes information and vice versa.
• Rapidly evolution of new trends in information and knowledge through the use of various ICT mechanisms (user-friendly content management software).
• Constant changes of institutional staff (human resources; staffing)
• Poor political and financial support (Budget stability).
• Little maintenance of the VHL information space and services.
• Poor dissemination of the VHL.