African Networks for Health and Research Development (AFRO-NETS)
Established in 1997, AFRO-NETS is an electronic conference that facilitates the exchange of information about health issues in Africa. The site contains information about the various discussion topics and instructions for joining the email groups, plus archives of previous discussions with a keyword search tool. It is maintained by SatelLife, a U.S. based non-governmental organization. http://www.afronets.org/

AID Workers Network
This email discussion list aims to link relief and development field staff to share support, ideas and best practice. Besides the aid workers forum email list, there is a weekly email bulletin on specific topics with approximately 20% pertaining to health related issues. The site contains registration instructions. http://www.aidworkers.net/

CataList
This site is a catalog of 50,000 email discussion groups or 'listservs' available on the Internet. It is accessible by keyword search, country or size of discussion group. http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html

HealthNet News: Publications
This site contains brief descriptions and links to registration information for a series of email lists and electronic newsletters that are sponsored by SatelLife, USA. The organization hosts a series of electronic discussion groups on specific topics of interest to individuals working in developing countries. Topics include health research and development in Africa, essential drugs, nutrition, cardiovascular health and HIV/AIDS. http://list.healthnet.org/mailman/listinfo/

HIF-net at WHO
'HIF-net at WHO' is an email discussion list dedicated to issues of health information access in resource-poor settings. Launched in July 2000 by INASP in collaboration with WHO, the list promotes cross-sectoral communication among providers and users of health information. It currently has over 1500 participants, including health professionals, librarians, publishers, NGOs, and international agencies worldwide. To join, send an email to [email protected] with your name, organization and brief description of your professional interests. http://www.inasp.info/health/hif-net.html

Listservs for Medical Librarianship
The website contains an alphabetical listing of links to email discussion groups or 'listservs' for medical librarians. The information is maintained by the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Rouen, France. http://www.chu-rouen.fr/documed/lis.html#medlist

ProCOR
ProCOR is an ongoing, email and Web-based electronic conference aimed at addressing the epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in the developing world. “ProCOR provides health workers in the developing world with the single most important commodity needed to address the emerging epidemic of heart disease - information. On the site they can exchange information, learn about appropriate treatment strategies, access literature, share experiences and find support.” The site includes links to other cardiovascular resources of interest to health professionals in developing countries. The resource is a joint initiative of SatelLife and the Lown Cardiovascular Center, USA. http://www.procor.org/

RHINO Listserv
RHINO (Routine Health Information Network) promotes high quality and practical approaches to the collection and use of routine health information in developing countries. 'Routine health information' includes data such as patient records, epidemiological surveillance data, and vital statistics such as mortality rates. RHINO is a joint venture of the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation Project, the World Bank, and John Snow, Inc., USA. http://www.rhinonet.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=RhinoListServ

SatelLife: Electronic Discussion Groups
This site contains links to several electronic discussion groups for developing countries' health issues including drug information and HIV/AIDS. http://www.essentialdrugs.org/

South Asian Public Health Forum
This site is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information among public health professions who have interest in South Asia. It maintains an email discussion group on research, health and socio-economicissuesin the region. The site contains links to public health and South Asia resources. http://www.saphf.org

TileNet: Guide to List Servs
This site is a reference to Internet discussion groups and newsgroups accessible by alphabetical listing or keyword search access (i.e., search 'AIDS' or 'HIV'). http://tile.net/lists/

World Organization of Family Doctors
The website includes access to the the WONCA email discussion group, 'gp-wonca'. http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/aboutWonca/lists/index.htm

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