Essential Health Links: Reproductive Health/Organizations
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Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP)
Health Information and Publications Network (HIPNET)
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Population Council
Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH)
Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women (RAINBOW)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Alan Guttmacher
Institute (AGI) (Focus on Low-Income
Countries)
AGI is a non-profit organization focusing on sexual and
reproductive health research, policy analysis and public
education in the United States and worldwide. The site
provides fulltext links to several publications, including
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International
Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public
Policy, and reports on sexual and reproductive health and
rights. http://www.guttmacher.org/
Alliance for Cervical
Cancer Prevention (ACCP) (Focus on
Low-Income Countries) (French, Spanish)
This site provides links to numerous full-text publications
and fact sheets that are available as pdf files.The site is
in English, French and Spanish. It is maintained by an
alliance of five international groups working to clarify,
promote, and implement strategies for preventing cervical
cancer in developing countries. http://www.alliance-cxca.org/
Health
Information and Publications Network
(HIPNET) (Focus on Low-Income
Countries)
Via regular meetings, email discussion groups and a listserv
(see HIPNET Listserv), the network encourages cooperation
among U.S. based population and reproductive health
information organizations. HIPNETaims to reduce duplication
of materials and promote the dissemination and utilization of
each organization's materials. The site also contains
information on conferences and meetings plus summaries of
materials produced by the organizations with links to
fulltext documents. It is funded by the Global Health Center,
USAID and by the organizations that participate. http://www.infoforhealth.org/hipnet/index.shtml
International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF) (Focus on
Low-Income Countries)
IPPF links national Family Planning Associations in over 180
countries worldwide. It is the largest voluntary organization
in the world dedicated to family planning and sexual and
reproductive health. The site includes full-text, practical
information, manuals, and guides, including the 'IPPF
Newsletter', a list of resources on female genital
mutilation, and 'Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations'.
http://www.ippf.org/en/
Population
Council (Focus on Low-Income
Countries) (Arabic, French, Spanish)
This site contains information about the Council's
activities. It includes numerous full-text reports on product
development, social policy, and reproductive health and
family planning programs. The site includes pages in Spanish,
French and Arabic and a keyword search engine. http://www.popcouncil.org/index.html
Program for
Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH)
(Focus on Low-Income Countries)
PATH's mission is to improve health, especially for women and
children in developing countries. PATH enhances the quality
of reproductive health services and prevents and reduces the
impact of communicable diseases. The organization emphasizes
the use of low cost technology. The site provides access to
Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO), which contains in-depth
information on a wide range of health topics. RHO is written
especially for reproductive health workers in developing
countries. http://www.path.org/
Research Action
and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women
(RAINBOW) (Focus on Low-Income
Countries)
This organization works to prevent female genital mutilation
through women�s self empowerment and mobilization within
local communities. The site contains information about the
organization, its programs and publications and includes a
list of annotated links. http://www.rainbo.org/
United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) (Focus on Low-Income
Countries)
This organization works to ensure universal access to
reproductive health, including family planning and sexual
health for all. The site contains numerous news items, press
releases and fulltext technical publications. The
publications are organized by broad subject category.
http://www.unfpa.org/
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Updated: 27 January 2008