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African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
AMREF's mission is to empower disadvantaged people in Africa
to enjoy better health by helping them establish their own
self-sustaining health systems. The site contains information
on the programmes and projects, clinical facilities, medical
research, and AMREF publications for health workers.
http://www.amref.org/
American International Health Alliance (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The goal of this U.S. based NGO is to advance global health
through professional, volunteer, peer-to-peer partnerships.
Currently, the organization manages over 100 health care
twinning partnerships.
http://www.aiha.com/
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Global Health Program (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Portuguese, Spanish)
This site contains information on the foundation’s work
to facilitate the development and application of lifesaving
medical advances. The organization’s projects on
‘priority diseases and conditions’ and
‘breakthrough science’ are highlighted.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/overview.aspx
Centers for Disease Control, U.S.: Office of Global Health (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site gives information about CDC work to promote healthy
lifestyles and to prevent disease, disability and death. It
includes a summary of overseas projects and resources for
international health.
http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/
GHI-net: Global Healthcare Information Network (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Founded in 2006, Global Healthcare Information Network
(GHI-net) is a non-profit organization that provides support
through promoting international, regional and national
cooperation, building a picture of information needs and how
to meet them and seeking and advocating cost-effective
solutions. The network serves as a facilitator to help others
work more effectively. It does not itself provide healthcare
information.
http://www.ghi-net.org/
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish)
Accessible in multiple languages, the site describes the
activities of this partnership between governments, the
private sector and affected communities. The Fund serves as a
financial instrument and not an implementing agency. It
contains information about the groups project support and
collaborations, distribution of funds, means of application
for support and partnership organizations.
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/
HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information for All) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
HIFA2015 is a global campaign to improve the availability and
use of healthcare information for frontline healthcare
providers in developing countries. The campaign has over 1700
members in 115 countries worldwide, interacting via two email
discussion forums:
HIFA2015 and
CHILD2015.
HIFA2015 members are working together to build a
Knowledge Base
on the information needs of healthcare providers - and how to
meet them. To join, send an email to
hifa2015-admin@dgroups.org
with your name, organisation and brief description of
professional interests.
http://www.hifa2015.org
Institute for Global Health (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Based at the University College London, UK., the Institute
coordinates ‘cross fertilization… and an
institution-wide agenda leading to strategies, programs,
research and teaching to bring our combined expertise to bear
on the challenges of global health’. The site describes
the Institute and its research and educational programs.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-health/
Interngovernmental Organization (IGO) Search Engine (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Portuguese, Spanish)
This Google custom search engine has been developed for
students, faculty, researchers, and officials who are doing
research in intergovernmental organization topics. As of
November 2007, the IGO search searches across 315 IGO
websites. It would be a useful tool for searching
international health issues pertaining to developing
countries.
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006748068166572874491:55ez0c3j3ey
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The organization's mission is to increase the availability
and access to high quality hospice and palliative care for
patients and families throughout the world. Besides
information about the organization, the site contains current
news and a number of fulltext manuals and reports.
http://www.hospicecare.com/
International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of
national nurses' associations, representing nurses in 118
countries. ICN serves as a hub for the international exchange
of ideas, experience and expertise for the nursing
profession, working to ensure quality nursing care for all.
The site includes careers support, information on
international meetings, and fact sheets on international
nursing issues.
http://www.icn.ch
Medical Research Council of South Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
MRC aims to improve health in South Africa through relevant
health research for equity and development. The website
describes the organization's mission, structure and research
programmes and contains a database of the organization's
policy briefs, press releases and reports.
http://www.mrc.ac.za/home.htm
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, U.S. (NCCAM)
The site summarizes health information, research, training,
clinical trials and news about complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM). NCCAM is a U.S. governmental agency that
studies these practices in the context of rigorous science.
The site is targeted especially to US practitioners and
consumers. However, NCCAM promotes international research
collaboration and has an interest in CAM in developing
countries.
http://nccam.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health, U.S.
The NIH site includes press releases, reports, scientific
resources and links to individual organizations within the
NIH.
http://www.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine, U.S.
The National Library of Medicine is the world's largest
biomedical library. The goal of the Web site is to ensure
maximum access to these resources within the U.S. and
worldwide.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Network for Equality in Health for Southern Africa (EQUINET) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
EQUINET is a network of research, civil society and health
sector organizations working towards and influencing equity
in health in Southern Africa.
http://www.equinetafrica.org/
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Spanish)
The site contains information about the programs of PAHO, the 45 member WHO regional organization for the Americas. It includes policy statements, technical reports, country health profiles, publications and contains numerous full-text documents. The site is available in English and Spanish.
http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Quality Assurance (QA) Project (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The project is dedicated to improving the quality of health,
population, and nutrition services through technical support
to service delivery institutions, Ministries of Health, USAID
missions, and cooperating agencies. The site summarizes the
mission, projects and publications of the project. It is
funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID).
http://www.qaproject.org/
RedR (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
IHE is a UK-based charity that recruits experienced health
workers for developing countries. It provides training,
information and advice to health workers in emergency aid and
development situations. The RedR web site provides
information about jobs and health development issues, and
recommends organizations, publications, and other useful
resources for health professionals working in developing
countries. In 2003, IHE merged with RedR - Engineers for
Disaster Relief, another organization that recruits
humanitarian professionals.
http://www.redr.org.uk/
Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
SARA focuses on building capacity in African health-related
institutions to strengthen research and analysis skills, and
develop dissemination and advocacy strategies. It
collaborates with over 20 African organizations. The site
includes full-text reports on the projects.
http://sara.aed.org/
Tropical Health and Education Trust (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
THET is the UK support organization for organizational links between health institutions in Africa, Asia and elsewhere in the world, and their counterparts in the UK. The site describes the organization’s programs especially the endeavors to facilitate linkages between UK health institutions and those in low-income countries.
http://www.thet.org/
West African Doctors Network (WADN) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The organization's goal is to use knowledge as the key to
raising living standards and developing the African
continent. The site summarizes WADN's projects and services
that focus on telemedicine, professional education and
consumer health. It also contains an African Consultants'
Network and news features. For the site's Intranet,
registration is required but is free.
http://www.wadn.org/
World Federation of Public Health Associations (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Portuguese, Spanish)
Founded in 1967, this is a 70+ member international,
nongovernmental, multi-professional and civil society
organization that brings together public health professionals
interested in safeguarding and promoting the public’s
health through professional exchange, collaboration, and
action. Founded in 1967, the association represents the broad
area of public health, as distinct from single disciplines or
occupations.
http://www.wfpha.org/
* WHO (World Health Organization) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The WHO site provides information about all WHO programmes
including coordinaton of international health work, technical
assistance and aid, prevention and control of epidemics, and
improvement of health care. The site contains links to
numerous useful full-text documents.
http://www.who.int/
WHO: Regional Office for Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides information about the WHO Regional Office
for Africa and its programmes, publications, conferences, and
services.
http://www.afro.who.int/
WHO: Regional Office for Europe (French, German, Russian)
This site provides information about the WHO Regional Office
for Europe and its programmes, publications, conferences, and
services. It also includes sections with links to WHO
European Region and WHO Global news. The site is accessible
in English, French, German and Russian.
http://www.euro.who.int/
WHO: Regional Office for the Mediterranean (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Arabic)
This site provides information about the WHO Regional Office
for the Mediterranean and its programmes, publications,
conferences, and services. It also includes a section with
links to other sites. The site is available in English and
Arabic.
http://www.emro.who.int/index.asp
WHO: Southeast Asia Regional Office (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides information about the WHO Southeast Asia
Regional Office and its programmes, publications,
conferences, and services. It also includes a section with
links to related organizations' sites.
http://www.searo.who.int/
WHO: Western Pacific Region (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides information about the WHO Regional Office
for the Western Pacific and its programmes, publications,
conferences, and services. It also includes a section with
links to related organizations' sites.
http://www.wpro.who.int/
World Medical Association (French, Spanish)
WMA is the only organization representing physicians from all medical disciplines and sectors, and all regions of the world. The WMA publishes the World Medical Journal every 2 months. The journal will soon be available on the WMA website. It is available in English, French and Spanish.
http://www.wma.net/en/10home/index.html
World Organization of Family Doctors
The website includes the WONCA Newsletter; Global Family
Doctor News; and online educational resources in dermatology,
asthma, diabetes, and other subjects. Most of the content
appears to be targeted primarily to family doctors in
developed countries. However, the WONCA email discussion
group has substantial representation from developing
countries.
http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/
Health and Fragile States Network
Created in 2007, this network aims to stimulate the policy and research agenda around how to best organize and finance health services in these environments The site contains information about the network ,news items, links to relevant documents and organizations, a blog and keyword search engine. The Steering Committee consists of representatives from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, DFID, European Commission, HealthNet TPO, International Rescue Committee, Merlin, Save the Children UK, University of New South Wales - Sydney, UNICEF, World Bank and WHO.
http://www.healthandfragilestates.org/
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