Informed and Healthy

Maria Musoke is PhD in Information Science, University of Sheffield, UKProfessor of Information Science at the School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda• 1st Ugandan woman to become a Professor of and hold a PhD in Information Science• PhD led to revision of the “Slawson and Shaugnessy formula” (reported in BMJ 2002;325:983 - formula is a “usefulness equation” for medical information)• Initiated at Makerere University 1) ‘Information competence and management’ course for graduate students and researchers, 2) ‘Health information systems and services’ course for MSc-LIS students, 3) information literacy outreach program to rural health units• Has conducted research, published 20+ papers, presented at many conferences, and received various awards. For example: - Nov 2014-Aug 2015 - Elsevier Foundation/Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program funded $45k to her research sabbatical at the University of Sheffield - Keynote speaker at Partnerships in Health Information 20th Anniversary in London (2012) and Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa conference in Malawi (2004) and Tanzania (2014) - 2015 - Swedish International Development Agency awarded her for exemplary leadership and management of the Makerere University Library project under the Makerere - Sida Collaborative Research Programme for ten years (2004-2014) - 2010 - Gender Equality Award, Makerere University - 2001 - ICT stories Award winner based on submission of “Simple ICTs reduce maternal mortality in rural Uganda”

• Chapter one: Health information in Uganda Chapter two: Access and use of information by women and health workersChapter three: Information activities, value attribution and effect on health outcomesChapter four: Modelling information behaviour Chapter five: Towards new understanding of value attribution and information behaviour