Essential Health Links: Email Lists


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African Networks for Health and Research Development (AFRO-NETS)
Aid Workers Network
CataList
CHILD2015: Child Healthcare Information and Learning Discussion Group
HIF-net
HR4D-net
Listservs for Medical Librarianship
ProCOR (Promoting Cardiovascular Health)
RHINO Listserv
SatelLife: Electronic Discussion Groups
South Asian Public Health Forum
Telemedicine in Low Resource Settings
TileNet: Guide to List Servs
World Organization of Family Doctors

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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://www.dgroups.org/groups/CHILD2015/

* 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 or visit http://www.dgroups.org/groups/HIF-net/index.cfm

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://www.dgroups.org/groups/HIFA2015/

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 or complete your profile at http://www.dgroups.org/groups/HR4D-net/

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 Listserv  (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. http://www.rhinonet.org/tiki-index.php?page=RhinoListServ

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://www.dgroups.org/groups/telemedicine/

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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Updated: 20 February 2008