INASP Links & Resources INASP HEALTH LINKS: General Health ResourcesEmail Lists
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
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 600 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
ProCAR 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/
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/
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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