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BIREME (Portuguese, Spanish)
http://www3.bireme.br/bvs/bireme/I/homepage.htm
Health Library for Disasters: (Spanish)
http://helid.desastres.net/
Health Topics A to Z: (French, Spanish)
http://www.who.int/topics/en/
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (Spanish)
http://www.paho.org/
* WHO (World Health Organization) (French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic)
http://www.emro.who.int/index.asp
WHO: Data and Statistics (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish)
http://www.who.int/en/
WHO Information Office: Fact Sheets:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/en/
WHO: Programs and Projects (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish)
http://www.who.int/entity/en/
WHO: Regional Office for Africa: (French)
http://www.afro.who.int/
WHO: Regional Office for Europe: (French, German, Portuguese, Russian)
http://www.euro.who.int/
WHO: Regional Office for the Mediterranean (Arabic)
http://www.emro.who.int/index.asp
WHO: Southeast Asia Regional Office
http://www.searo.who.int/
WHO: Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm
WHO: Western Pacific Region
http://www.wpro.who.int
WHO/AFRO: (French, Portuguese)
http://www.afro.who.int/
WHOLIS (French, Spanish)
http://www.who.int/library/databases/en/
World Health Reports (French, Spanish)
http://www.who.int/ghl/directory/en/
World Orthopaedic Concern (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
World Orthopaedic Concern is an international society for
orthopedic education and care in developing countries. The
web site explains the mission of the organization and how to
join.
http://www.worldorthopedicconcern.org
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