This is a daily health bulletin gathered from African correspondents and 60 national news agencies. It is organized by date and category lists and contains numerous articles on HIV/AIDS in Africa. The site is available in English and French. http://allafrica.com/health/ The initial page of the Eldis site contains a series of Resource Guides that provide quick access to research and news on major policy issues including numerous health-related topics.  It also contains current news items and  links to the organization's of manuals and toolkits plus country profiles.  http://www.eldis.org/ HealthNet News Publications contain recent, relevant, and reliable health information taken from leading peer-reviewed medical journals and international health organizations. Newsletters are free-of-charge and are sent out via email. The HNN newsletters address clinical issues, community health, HIV/AIDS, and nursing. Many developing country health care practitioners, researchers, librarians, and others use HealthNet News as a convenient source of continuing medical information. Due to contractual obligations with journal publishers, permission to receive HealthNet News will only be granted to developing country residents. 'HealthNet News' is compiled by SatelLife, a non-profit organization based in Boston, USA. http://www.healthnet.org/e-newsletters Medilinks is an online source of relevant, concise health related information for Africa. The site emphasizes current health information. It also contains regional and country based health statistics plus fact sheets on numerous diseases. http://medilinkz.org/index.asp The site contains Reuters' daily compilation of news articles for professionals and consumers. It includes weekly columns and keyword access to recent articles. Registration is required (free). http://www.reutershealth.com/en/index.html SciCentral contains summaries of current research news with links to fulltext articles. It includes feature articles and more than 40 'specialty gateway' sections . It also contains links to conferences, journals, databases, jobs and products. http://www.scicentral.com/H-02heal.html The aim of the Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is to provide reliable information on science and technology-related issues that are relevant to developing countries. The organization operates a free-access website that provides news, views and information on science, technology and the developing world. It includes news stories, policy brief and opinion articles - on key issues (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Brain Drain, Research and Development, etc.). The site provides "gateways" to regional news and also contains "eguide to science communication" and "what's new" sections in English, Spanish and French. http://www.scidev.net/en/health/ World Health News is an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication of the Harvard School of Public Health, U.S. It includes original reporting and a digest of news stories and commentaries from newspapers and magazines worldwide. The site is designed for policy makers, journalists, public health researchers, practitioners, and advocates. http://www.worldhealthnews.harvard.edu/ This site reports disease outbreaks that have been submitted to the WHO's Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control Committee. It is a tool to strengthen national and international capacity in the surveillance and control of communicable diseases. http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/ The WHO World Health Reports are annual thematic reports produced by WHO. The site includes access to the full text of 'World Health Report 2000 Health Systems: Improving Performance'. The site contains links to previous reports, the organization's press releases and other WHO resources. It is available in English, Spanish and French. http://www.who.int/whr/ Help us to improve Essential Health Links. Please send your comments and suggestions to: eh-links@healthnet.org