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African Networks for Health and Research Development (AFRO-NETS) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Established in 1997, AFRO-NETS is an electronic conference
that facilitates the exchange of information about health
issues in Africa. The site contains information about the
various discussion topics and instructions for joining the
email groups, plus archives of previous discussions with a
keyword search tool. It is maintained by SatelLife, a U.S.
based non-governmental organization.
http://www.afronets.org/
Aid Workers Network (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This email discussion list aims to link relief and
development field staff to share support, ideas and best
practice. Besides the aid workers forum email list, there is
a weekly email bulletin on specific topics with approximately
20% pertaining to health related issues. The site contains
registration instructions.
http://www.aidworkers.net/
CataList
This site is a catalog of 50,000 email discussion groups or
'listservs' available on the Internet. It is accessible by
keyword search, country or size of discussion group.
http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html
CHILD2015: Child Healthcare Information and Learning Discussion Group (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
CHILD2015 is a global email discussion group on the
information and learning needs of child health workers in
developing countries. The main focus is at the local level:
households and communities, primary health workers, and
health professionals working in district hospital facilities.
CHILD2015 is open to anyone with an interest in improving
child healthcare in developing countries and membership is
free. Individuals can join by sending an email to
CHILD2015-admin@dgroups.org
with your name, organization, and a brief description of your
professional interests. CHILD2015 is managed and moderated by
Global Healthcare Information Network and the International
Child Health Group.
http://dgroups.org/Community.aspx?c=552dfbda-0be9-440c-a0b2-55e83bdd7e87
* HIF-net (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Launched in July 2000 in collaboration with the World Health
Organization, HIF-net is hosted by INASP, supported by the
Global Forum for Health Research and INASP, and moderated by
the Global Healthcare Information Network. HIF-net is an
email discussion forum where more than 1400 people from
around the world share ideas and insights on ways to improve
access to relevant, reliable information for healthcare
workers and professionals in developing countries. Join by
emailing your name, affiliation and professional interests to
hif-net@dgroups.org
http://dgroups.org/Community.aspx?c=a4287629-aff1-40b6-a560-4e91e6f568bb
HIFA2015: Healthcare Information For All Discussion Group (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
HIFA2015 is a discussion group for those with an interest in
the creation, exchange and use of relevant, practical
healthcare information for families, primary health workers,
and district-level healthcare providers in developing and
transitional countries. It complements the CHILD2015
Discussion Group, which focuses on the information and
learning needs of those responsible for the healthcare of
children. HIFA2015 is open to anyone with an interest in
improving healthcare in developing countries and membership
is free. Individuals can join by sending an email to
HIFA2015-admin@dgroups.org
with your name, organization, and a brief description of your
professional interests. HIFA2015 is managed by the Global
Healthcare Information Network on behalf of the HIFA2015
Steering Group.
http://dgroups.org/Community.aspx?c=e95b885f-14b0-4452-a819-06cf188ee6b0
HR4D-net (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
HR4D-net was launched 22 May 2006. Hosted by INASP, supported
by the Global Forum for Health Research and INASP, and
moderated by Robert Walgate. HR4D aims to bring people
together to share ideas and debate on ways to communicate,
improve and utilise health research. The list particularly
aims to engage researchers, policy makers and health
professionals in developing and transitional countries. To
join the list send an email including your name,
organisation, country, and brief description of professional
interests to
hr4d-net@dgroups.org http://dgroups.org/Community.aspx?c=74761344-a1cc-4b5a-ad08-d5126a480b62
Listservs for Medical Librarianship
The website contains an alphabetical listing of links to
email discussion groups or 'listservs' for medical
librarians. The information is maintained by the Centre
Hospitalier Universitaire-Rouen, France.
http://www.chu-rouen.fr/documed/lis.html#medlist
ProCOR (Promoting Cardiovascular Health) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
ProCOR is an ongoing, email and Web-based electronic conference aimed at addressing the epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in the developing world. “ProCOR provides health workers in the developing world with the single most important commodity needed to address the emerging epidemic of heart disease - information. On the site they can exchange information, learn about appropriate treatment strategies, access literature, share experiences and find support. The site includes links to other cardiovascular resources of interest to health professionals in developing countries. The resource is a joint initiative of SatelLife and the Lown Cardiovascular Center, USA.
http://www.procor.org/
RHINO Weblog (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
RHINO (Routine Health Information Network) promotes high
quality and practical approaches to the collection and use of
routine health information in developing countries. 'Routine
health information' includes data such as patient records,
epidemiological surveillance data, and vital statistics such
as mortality rates. RHINO is a joint venture of the
USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation Project, the World Bank, and
John Snow, Inc., USA. Go to
RHINO
Weblog to subscribe.
http://rhinonet.org/
SatelLife: Electronic Discussion Groups (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains links to several electronic discussion
groups for developing countries' health issues including drug
information and HIV/AIDS.
http://www.essentialdrugs.org/
South Asian Public Health Forum (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a forum for the exchange of ideas and
information among public health professions who have interest
in South Asia. It maintains an email discussion group on
research, health and socio-economicissuesin the region. The
site contains links to public health and South Asia
resources.
http://www.saphf.org
Telemedicine in Low Resource Settings (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This discussion group focuses on telemedicine in low resource
settings and aims at enabling information exchange and
improved collaboration between existing telemedicine projects
as well as to develop and communicate best practice models.
In addition to the ongoing discussion, the site contains
relevant resources and projects. This is a joint initiative
between the Queensland Centre for Online Health, the iPath
project at University of Basel and other organizations.
Registration is required but is free.
http://dgroups.org/Community.aspx?c=4632b1b2-e79d-46ef-b071-e83bdcb27aae
TileNet: Guide to List Servs
This site is a reference to Internet discussion groups and
newsgroups accessible by alphabetical listing or keyword
search access (i.e., search 'AIDS' or 'HIV').
http://tile.net/lists/
World Organization of Family Doctors
The website includes access to the the several WONCA email
discussion groups dealing with 'global family doctor' issues.
http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/aboutWonca/lists/index.htm
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