Initially, a two-person office was opened in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1999 to introduce African institutions to TEEAL, conduct training workshops and help interested institutions in writing grants to purchase TEEAL sets.
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Thus, until Internet technology is more widely available and affordable, web-based programs such as HINARI and AGORA need to be complemented with offline, easily accessible systems like TEEAL.
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HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative), launched in January 2002 and set up by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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In 2005, the TEEAL Africa Office also began to organize training workshops for HINARI, on behalf of the World Health Organization.