Essential Health Links: Reproductive Health/Gateways


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Development Gateway: Population and Reproductive Health
Info Project
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health (INTUTE)
One SourceTopics
Popline: Document Delivery Services
Population and Health Information Share
Reproductive Health Gateway
WHO: Reproductive Health and Research

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Development Gateway: Population and Reproductive Health  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French, Spanish)
This site is an overview of reproductive health issues from the development perspective (eg fertility, gender equity, adolescence, sustained economic growth, refugees, legislation) and contains numerous annotated links to fulltext articles. It also contains a current news section, calendar of events and database of programs and projects. The site is maintained by the Development Gateway Foundation, U.S. and is available in English, Spanish and French. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population

Info Project   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The INFO Project identifies and synthesizes available information and best practices in reproductive health. INFO works to enhance local capacity building and strengthen South-South and South-North knowledge networks. The site includes fulltext policy and research reports and links to sister projects such as Popline, Photoshare, the RH Gateway and Netlinks. It is maintained by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Communication Programs, U.S.http://www.infoforhealth.org/

Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health (INTUTE)
The INTUTE is a searchable gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners. It is closely related to the OMNI gateway. Formerly known as NMAP/OMNI, it does not have a focus on developing country needs, but is nevertheless a valuable resource for health professionals worldwide. http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/nursing/

OneSource Topics   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a gateway to resources related to child health, reproductive health, health communication, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, and demography. It includes over 400 instant searches that link to fulltext documents and images from Popline, Photoshare, Pop-Reporter and the Media/Materials Clearinghouse. OneSource is a Johns Hopkins University Information & Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) Project, sponsored by USAID. http://www.infoforhealth.org/topics/hierarchy.php

Popline: Document Delivery Services   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Individuals in developing countries can request - free of charge - full-text reprints of most documents cited in POPLINE. Up to 15 requests per day can be emailed to Popline if the material is not available locally, is not a commercially published book, and is less than 100 pages in length. Within 5 working days, the reprints will be airmailed with an expected delivery of six weeks. Articles are selected by searching the keyword or subject indexes on the initial Popline webpage. http://db.jhuccp.org/ics-wpd/popweb/basic.html

Population and Health Information Share   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site is a library of fulltext electronic documents created by organizations working in reproductive and child health, HIV/AIDS, and population. The site features easy access to research findings, analysis by experts in their respective fields, email document delivery and customized email updates by topic and region. The site is maintained by PH InfoShare, a U.S. based NGO. http://www.phishare.org/

Reproductive Health Gateway  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a gateway to selected websites on reproductive health worldwide. Subjects include family planning, maternal and adolescent health, and HIV/AIDS). The site also includes information on databases, directories, glossaries, and email lists. The information is available in multiple languages. The site is maintained by the Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs. http://www.infoforhealth.org/RHGateway/index.shtml

WHO: Reproductive Health and Research   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French)
This site is an annotated gateway to numerous fulltext reproductive health publications of the WHO. The descriptions are organized by health topic or cross-cutting issues. The publications emphasize �best practices� and are available in print, html and/or pdf format. Also available in French, the site is maintained by the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), WHO. http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/index.htm

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Updated: 27 January 2008