Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Nigeria Expand view PO Box 30259, Secretariat Ibadan, Oyo State ARFH's vision is to ensure the improved reproductive health status of individuals in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. Its mission is to initiate, promote, and implemetn quality community based reroductive health programmes that meet the needs of men, women and youth through training, technical assistance and programme support to individuals ans organisations in Nigeria and eleswhere in Africa. The ARFH resource centre is open to the public
Association of Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) Senegal Expand view BP 5270 Dakar-Fann AHILA is a professional association founded in 1984 with now 46 country members and many partners and collaborators worldwide. It aims to improve the provision of up-to-date and relevant information to health and medical workers in Africa; encourage the professional development of librarianship; promote the development of resource-sharing and exchange of experiences and information among African health information professionals; and promote the development, standardisation, and exchange of national databases of medical and health literature produced in the African countries in the form of an African Index Medicus http://www.ahila.org
Baby Milk Action (BMA) UK Expand view 23 St Andrew's St Cambridge CB1 3AX BMA aims to save infant lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate marketing policies and practices of the baby feeding industry and by ensuring that mothers and infants worldwide are effectively represented wherever decisions affecting infant feeding are made www.babymilkaction.org
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)|Centre for Health and Population Bangladesh Expand view P O Box 128 Dhaka 1000 To develop and disseminate solutions to major health and population problems facing the world, with an emphasis on simple and cost-effective methods of prevention and management. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.icddrb.org
Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) UK Expand view 9 Elmdale Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1SL MIDIRS aims to be the central source of information relating to childbirth. It disseminates this information to midwives and others, both nationally and internationally thereby assisting them in improving maternity care MIDIRS disseminates information relating to childbirth to its members through Midwifery Digest and its Enquiry Service. Information is drawn from a database of over 83,000 articles, with about 500 new references being added each month. The database can be searched through MIDIRS website if you are a member. Membership costs £11.25/quarter (students), £14.25/quarter (UK-based individuals), £16.50/quarter (European-based individuals), and £18.25/quarter (for individuals from the rest of the world) http://www.midirs.org
Bellanet International Secretariat Canada Expand view c/o IDRC PO Box 8500 Ottawa, ON K1G 3H9 Bellanet helps the international community to work together more effectively, especially through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Bellanet works to help development partners in the South and in the North improve their use of knowledge adn ICTs to achieve their goals. Through this work they aim to contribute to better-informed policies, a more coordinated approach to development, and ultimately, measurably greater impact. The programme focuses on building institutional and individual collaboration skills, and maximizing the potential of ICTs to support collaborative work. http://www.bellanet.org
USER (Ukrainian public organization of disabled users of psychiatric care - Crimean Republic cell) Ukraine Expand view Poshtova Str. Constitution House 5a, of.26 Evpatoria Crimea ind. 97403 This is the Crimean Republican cell of the all-Ukrainian public organisation of disabled users of psychiatric care "USER". The branch was created in 2008 with the objective of promoting and protecting the rights and interests of users and survivors of mental health services in Crimea, a marginalised sector of the disability community. Their work includes advocacy efforts to strengthen the voice of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness about rights within the disability community, among government officials, and with the general population. It also includes provision of free legal services for members of the disability community, representing them in the court system and in their dealings with authorities http://www.vidrodgenya.at.ua/http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111084402254573
Climate and Development Knowledge Network UK Expand view Climate and Development Knowledge Network 7 More London Riverside London SE1 2RT "The Climate and Development Knowledge Network supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management in support of locally owned and managed policy processes" http://cdkn.org/
SNV Netherlands Expand view Dr Kuyperstraat 5 2514 BA The Hague SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation that aims to make a lasting difference in the lives of millions of people living in poverty. It believes that no-one should have to live in poverty and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development. Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, the organisation has built a long-term, local presence in many of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Their global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections that they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development http://snvworld.org
The Campbell Collaboration Norway Expand view Mailing address: P.O. Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway Visiting address: Pilestredet Park 7, entrance from Stensberggata. "Who we areThe Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in Crime & Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare. Our visionWe seek to bring about positive social change, and to improve the quality of public and private services around the world. We prepare, maintain and disseminate systematic reviews of research related to education, crime and justice, social welfare, and international development. We believe that a systematic and rigorous approach to research synthesis improves the knowledge base for decisions on policy and practice. Better-informed choices by policymakers, practitioners, and members of the general public can lead to better outcomes." http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/
Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) Japan Expand view Masonic 39 MT Bldg. 6F 2-4-5 Azabudai Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0041 "The primary task of FASID is to strengthen Japanese human resources involved in Japan's development cooperation. At the same time, FASID works to support research in development assistance and Japan's technical cooperation through seminars, information dissemination and consulting services." http://www.fasid.or.jp/english/
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)|The Manager's Electronic Resource Centre USA Expand view 784 Memorial Drive Cambridge Massachusetts 02139-4613 MSH, a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. Founded in 1971, MSH has worked in over 150 countries with policymakers, health professionals, and health care consumers to improve the quality, availability and affordability of health services. Working with governments, donors, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and health agencies, MSH responds to priority health problems such as HIV & AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; maternal, newborn and child health; family planning and reproductive health; and chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and lung and heart disease. http://www.msh.org
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|Center for Communications Programs USA Expand view Orders INFO project Center for Communication Programs John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 111 Market Place, Suite 310 Baltimore MD 21202 The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communication Programs (CCP) develops strategic, research-based communications for behavior change and health promotion, and has greatly influenced the theory and practice of public health. JHU/CCP has been a leader in the development of projects based on systematic needs assessment and clear strategies for positioning and presenting the benefits of health interventions to appropriate audiences http://www.jhuccp.org
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) India Expand view Third Cross Street Taraman Institutional Area Chennai 600 113 MSSRF is doing research in five areas, coastal systems; biodiversity and biotechnology; ecotechnology and sustainable agriculture; reaching the unreached; and education, communication, training and capacity building. The flagship project of the Informatics Group is the Information Village Research Project, which has now transferred to the National Virtual Academy for Food Security and Rural Prosperity. Apart from the headquarters at Chennai, the MSSRF has many field centres in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. MSSRF works with underpriveleged groups including dalits and tribal populations. http://www.mssrf.org
International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) Belgium Expand view International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) Rue de l'Industrie 10 B-1000 Brussels Belgium "The International Disability and Development Consortium is a global consortium of 28 disability and development non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mainstream development NGOs and disabled people's organisations (DPOs) supporting disability and development work in more than 100 countries around the world.The aim of IDDC is to promote inclusive development internationally, with a special focus on promoting the full and effective enjoyment of human rights by all persons with disabilities living in economically poor communities in lower and middle-income countries." http://www.iddcconsortium.net/