Interviewees who report that the SolarSPELL Health Library helped them develop the skills needed to do their job more effectively
The world is facing a shortage of millions of qualified healthcare professionals, especially in rural and hard-to-reach communities. The SolarSPELL Health Library can provide access to information and skill-building to support better healthcare systems in underserved communities globally.
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What's in our Health Library?
The SolarSPELL Health Library offers educational resources in English, meant to serve healthcare professionals and students at the university level earning a degree in a health-related profession. This library collection is specifically for college/technical level and graduate/PhD level audiences, as well as community health workers serving rural areas. This collection includes information on various health and medical related subjects, including Women’s Health and Midwifery, Evidence-Based Practice, Community and Public Health, and Global Health Guidelines and Protocols. Library users can find patient resources, videos, textbooks, e-courses and research articles in this library.
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Resources in the SolarSPELL Health Library
General topics
Basic sciences that medical and nursing students need to know and understand during their schooling, including basic anatomy, physiology, biology, biochemistry + genetics
Resources about public health, preventative health + environmental health, including information for both healthcare workers and communities
Health-related resources pertaining to a specific country, such as government policies, country health guidelines + country-specific data tables and reports
General dentistry resources and information about oral health
Practical resources on the different types of diagnostic tests commonly used in clinical settings, including laboratory and imaging studies
Teaching and education resources specifically for professors, curriculum based on resources in the SolarSPELL Library, and basic information literacy and digital literacy
Information on different types of medical emergencies, including resources on how to provide care in certain emergency situations
Information on diagnosis and management of a wide range of general medical and health topics, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases
General information on surgical procedures for different areas of the body, including musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal + urology surgery
Resources related to psychiatry, psychology + substance abuse
Information about child health + development, adolescent health + development, emergency medicine and pediatrics assessment procedures
Information about principles of pharmacology, prescribing considerations for different medications and pharmacokinetics
Information on various health guidelines and protocols, including World Health Organization guidelines that aid in the treatment of various health + medical topics
Resources about best practices and guidelines for how to care for patients in various medical settings and situations
Resources focused on reproductive health, family planning, as well as information on fetal medicine, pregnancy care, labor + delivery, and postpartum care
Resources designed to support the learning of EBP, a process that nursing students can use to review, analyze + translate scientific evidence to make informed decisions about patient care
Featured learning modules
Healthcare students, professors and clinicians can also access a series of interactive learning modules to further advance their skills. By using Kiwix software to make online content available offline, we’re able to provide multimedia educational content from our partners at Hesperian Health, WiRED International, Medline Plus and Global Health Media that looks and feels like being online.
Hesperian Health
This module contains a searchable repository of easy-to-understand, practical, accurate, and heavily illustrated guides from Hesperian Health on health topics for remote areas where access to medical personnel and facilities is limited.
Global Health Media
One of our most popular modules, this collection of videos was created to train health workers and serve communities worldwide. Global Health Media Project designs and develops videos that are tailored to the needs of health workers and populations in low-resource settings. This offline version for mobile technology gives us the power to reach large numbers without the need for internet connectivity.
HealthMAP
This Community Health Training from WiRED International contains hundreds of interactive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed health modules, made available through their Health Module Access Program (HealthMAP).
MedLine Plus Medical Encyclopedia
This offline version of the MedlinePlus medical encyclopedia is a resource for patients and their family and friends. The MedlinePlus mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising.
Featured content partners
