Health Links

General resources

African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
An independent non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa.
www.amref.org/

Afro-Nets
Facilitates the exchange of information between different networks active in health research for development in eastern and southern Africa.
www.afronets.org/

Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
The WHO's flagship publication. Aim's to give public health policy and practice guidance based on the best evidence available.
www.who.int/bulletin/en/

Development Experience Clearinghouse
The largest online resource for USAID funded, international development documents, reports and other materials. Includes a large section on health, population and nutrition.
www.dec.org/about.cfm

Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative
Provides free or very low cost online access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, non-profit institutions in developing countries.
www.healthinternetwork.org/index.php

HIF-net at WHO
An email discussion forum on access to information for health professionals in developing countries.
www.inasp.info/health/hif-net.html

INASP-Health
INASP-Health is a cooperative network of more than 1000 organisations and individuals worldwide, working together to improve access to relevant, reliable information for health professionals in developing countries.
www.inasp.info/health/index.shtml

The Lancet
Independent and authorative global medicine journal. Free to access abstracts and selected full text articles and news items.
www.thelancet.com/

National Institutes of Health
The United States medical research agency. A major resource for a wide range of health information, including MedlinePlus and PubMed, which are both services from the NIH's National Library of Medicine.
www.nih.gov/

Scientists for Health and Research for Development (SHARED)
EU web-based project set-up to share essential information on health research and development for developing countries. Website provides information about ongoing research projects.
www.shared-global.org/main.asp

Source
Source is an International Information Support Centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability.
www.asksource.info/

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Established in 1948, the WHO is the UN's specialised agency for health. The WHO website is one of the best sources of information on many aspects of health.
www.who.int/en/