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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Interviewees who report that the SolarSPELL Health Library helped them develop the skills needed to do their job more effectively

What's in our Health Library?

The library contains a full range of reference materials, including a medical encyclopedia, textbooks and instructional videos to support clinical rotations and patient care. 

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Resources in the SolarSPELL Health Library

Three nurses and a doctor browse the SolarSPELL Health Library on their phones at a hospital in Malawi.

General topics

Tile that reads "Basic Sciences & Anatomy/Physiology" under an icon of two beakers of liquid in front of a document.

Basic sciences that medical and nursing students need to know and understand during their schooling, including basic anatomy, physiology, biology, biochemistry + genetics

Tile that reads "Community & Public Health" under an icon of three people under a red cross.

Resources about public health, preventative health + environmental health, including information for both healthcare workers and communities

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Health-related resources pertaining to a specific country, such as government policies, country health guidelines + country-specific data tables and reports

Tile that reads "Dentistry" under an icon of a dentist next to a tooth.

General dentistry resources and information about oral health

Tile that reads "Diagnostics Tests & Laboratory" under an icon of a person getting an X-ray next to a clipboard.

Practical resources on the different types of diagnostic tests commonly used in clinical settings, including laboratory and imaging studies

Tile that reads "Educational Tools" under an icon of a stack of books.

Teaching and education resources specifically for professors, curriculum based on resources in the SolarSPELL Library, and basic  information literacy and digital literacy

Tile that reads "Emergency Care" under an icon of an ambulance.

Information on different types of medical emergencies, including resources on how to provide care in certain emergency situations

Tile that reads "General Medicine" under an icon of a syringe and a doctor's briefcase.

Information on diagnosis and management of a wide range of general medical and health topics, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases

Tile that reads "General Surgery" under an icon of a doctor performing surgery on a patient.

General information on surgical procedures for different areas of the body, including musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal + urology surgery

Tile that reads "Mental Health" under an icon of a brain in a person's head.

Resources related to psychiatry, psychology + substance abuse

Tile that reads "Pediatrics" under an icon of a nurse standing over a crib.

Information about child health + development, adolescent health + development, emergency medicine and pediatrics assessment procedures

Tile that reads "Pharmacology" under an icon of medicine and pill bottles.

Information about principles of pharmacology, prescribing considerations for different medications and pharmacokinetics

Tile that reads "Research Methods, Guidelines & Protocols" under an icon of a magnifying glass inspecting documents.

Information on various health guidelines and protocols, including World Health Organization guidelines that aid in the treatment of various health + medical topics

Tile that reads "Standards of Practice & Patient Care" under an icon of two hands holding a heart.

Resources about best practices and guidelines for how to care for patients in various medical settings and situations

Tile that reads "Women's Health & Midwifery" under an icon of a women with a heart over her midsection.

Resources focused on reproductive health, family planning, as well as information on fetal medicine, pregnancy care, labor + delivery, and postpartum care

Title that reads "Evidence-Based Practice" under an icon of a computer screen displaying a bar graph.

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

Learning modules

Healthcare students, professors and clinicians can also access a series of learning modules to further advance their skills, including a searchable medical encyclopedia by MedLine Plus, interactive global health courses from WiRED International, and Hesperian Health’s community health guides. One of our most popular modules consists of videos designed and developed by Global Health Media to train health workers and populations in low-resource settings.

Health collections

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