Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Spanish)
Childhealth Advocacy International (CAI) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Health Information and Publications Network (HIPNET) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Population Council (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Arabic, French, Spanish)
Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women (RAINBOW) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (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/
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/
A UK based ngo, CAI works to alleviate the suffering of mothers and children in countries where there is extreme poverty, armed conflict or other disasters. The organization’s projects emphasize ‘hands on’ maternal and child friendly healthcare in hospitals and primary healthcare settings. The site provides several practical healthcare manuals, which can be downloaded free of charge. http://www.caiuk.org/
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
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/
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
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/
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/
(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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