RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
health and health policy developments in South Africa, and serves as a channel
through which health systems research results and recommendations can be
shared.
IDRC
http://www.idrc.ca
The International Development Research Centre was created by the Canadian
government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social,
economic, and environmental problems through research. Provides links to
databases, IDRC Reports magazine, IDRC publications catalogue, including the
full-text of some publications, information on meetings and workshops.
INASP Health Links
http://www.inasp.info/health/links/contents.html
An internet gateway to selected websites that are of special interest to health
professionals, medical library communities, publishers and NGOs in developing
and transitional countries.
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
http://www.jhuccp.org
Covers topics such as adolescent health, HIV/AIDS, breastfeeding, counselling,
environment, health care, maternal health, reproductive health, training, and
women in development. Features include databases, discussion lists, links to
related sites, full-text journals, field reports and other publications on health
communication. Also available in French and Spanish.
OMNI (Organising Medical Networked Information)
http://omni.ac.uk
A gateway to Internet resources in medicine, biomedicine, nursing, public health,
health management and related topics worldwide. All resources have been
filtered, catalogued, classified and subject-indexed to provide access to those sites
which are considered relevant and of good quality.
Rehydration Project
http://www.rehydrate.org
A comprehensive source of information and resources on diarrhoea prevention
and treatment, oral rehydration therapy and breastfeeding, plus facts, statistics
and frequently asked questions (FAQs). Resources include the newsletter
Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG) newsletter, Dialogue on diarrhoea
with subject index, and links to related sites.
SATELLIFE
http://www.healthnet.org
Provides information about the activities and services of SATELLIFE, which is an
international organisation that uses Internet technology to serve the health
communication and information needs of developing countries. Focuses on
public health, medicine and the environment. Hosts discussion groups and e-
newsletters. Links to a number of health-related electronic conferences managed
by SATELLIFE, and to disease-specific information.
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