Welcome to the IBP Knowledge Gateway

In 2002 World Health Organization, Departments of Reproductive Health and Research, (WHO/RHR), Application, Management and Engineering (WHO/AME) worked with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University, INFO Project, WA Research and other partners of the Implementing Best Practices (IBP) Initiative to develop the IBP Knowledge Gateway.

This system is a simple and powerful tool that has been designed to support multiple virtual Communities of Practice through emails.

It aims to bring individuals and groups together at the global and country level to exchange, communicate and share knowledge on health issues.  The system has been designed to:

• Improve access to information, resource materials, guidelines, research papers tools and other publications.
• Provide opportunities to network with experts and colleagues from your own and other countries.
• Encourage the sharing of knowledge, expertise and practical experience in, among and across countries.
• Create opportunities to share experience, success stories, innovations and lessons learned with local and international colleagues.
• Offer forums to ask questions discuss issues, share opinions and work together to use our knowledge and experience to improve and scale up effective practices
• Participate in Communities of Practice focused on either discussing or working on specific issues or assignments
• Establish and manage your own Communities of Practice.

A Community of Practice can involve individuals from one organization or country or many organizations or countries.

The IBP Knowledge Gateway is easy to use and can be accessed from any computer.  It functions through your email or on line automatically archiving in your communities discussions, documents, contacts, announcements and a calendar of events.  It has many functions that will help you work with and/or communicate with community members.

We invite you to either join an established Community of Practice or create and manage your own Community of Practice.

For more information on becoming part of the IBP Initiative or the IBP Knowledge Gateway, contact the IBP at info@ibpinitiative.org or visit www.ibpinitiative.org.