Medical Architectural Research Unit (MARU)|Faculty of the Built Environment|South Bank University UK Expand view Wandsworth Road London SW8 2JZ PG Diploma / MSc in Health Facility Planning MARU specifically researches suitable infrastructures for health care delivery http://www.sbu.ac.uk
Child Health Unit (CHU) South Africa Expand view 46 Sawkins Rd Rondebosch 7700 CHU aims to promaote the health of children; raise awareness of child health issues; and promote equality in child health. It aims to do this by means of service and outreach; education and training; action-orietated research; and policy development and advocacy http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/chu
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS in Uganda (MRC UGANDA) Uganda Expand view P O Box 49 Entebbe MRC UGANDA aims to investigate within a broad remit aspects of HIV/AIDS that are of public health relevance in Uganda
Jimma University Ethiopia Expand view P O Box 378 Jimma University with five faculties: Medical Sciences; Public Health; Business; Technology; and Agriculture. Also runs a busy 250 bed rural hospital. Aims to support and educate staff to supply appropriate services. The Resource Centre is not open to the public
Institute of Research and Behavioural Studies (IRESCO) Cameroon Expand view BP 13888 Yaounde IRESCO contributes to the identification of the needs of African populations and finds appropriate solutions to their problems. It encourages the emergence of interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, and promotes the consideration of behavioural research as an indispensible factor of socio-economic development. Resource centre open to the public http://www.iresco.org
Stop AIDS Organisation Nigeria Expand view Box 5052 Murtala Mohammed Airport Ikeja, Lagos StopAIDS aim to prevent and combat the incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases by designing and implementing appropriate public education and enlightenment programmes for target populations. To the worried well, we provide care, compromising of medical treatment, counselling and psycho-social support. Also they aim to create awareness amongst women who provide support training in the motor park. Empowering them with appropriate training and retraining of women in the sexual and reproductive health arena. The StopAIDS resource centre is open to the public
African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) Zimbabwe Expand view P O Box 4056 Harare ARI is a pan-African Network programme for manpower development and research, in the field of rehabilitation and disability prevention. ARI collaborates with African Governments, African and International NGOs, International organisations and UN specialised agencies to assist member states to enchance disability prevention and rehabilitation services and to ensure the inclusion of disabled persons in all aspects of life. The ARI resource centre is open to the public http://www.ari.org
Ahfad Centre for Reproductive Health, Family Planning and Eradication of Harmful Traditional Practices Sudan Expand view PO Box 167 Ahfad University for Women Omdurman The health centre provides health care services for a large section in the community. The main aim is working in reproductive health issues, raising awareness to the community and working under a well established university, such as Ahfad University for women, aiming to attain the highest possible standards in health services, obtaining user satisfaction at an affordable cost http://www.ahfad.org
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) Tanzania Expand view PO Box 977 Ocean Road No 22 Dar es Salaam This is an autonomous institution under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health. It has the mandate of initiating and coordinating nutrition interventions, as well as carrying out research and advising the government and related institutions on all matters concerning food and nutrition. Resource Centre open to the public http://www.tfnc.or.tz/
Kenya Medical Training College, Nairobi Kenya Expand view PO Box 30195 Nairobi Aims: To promote facilities for college education for national health manpower requirements. To provide consultancy services on health and related areas. To develop health trainers who can effectively teach, conduct operational research, develop relevant and usable health learning materials and manage health training institutions. To play an effective role in the development and expansion of opportunities to continiue with education
Gaza Community Mental Health Programme Palestine Expand view PO Box 1049 Gaza Strip GCMHP is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation and was established in 1990 and adopts community-based care to tackle mental health problems. It offers community mental health services and clinical care through three clinics. Each clinic consists of a multidisciplinary team. It offers training courses for PHC, health and other professionals. In addition, the Programme conducted and published research related to stress and violence issues. The main target groups are those subjected to torture and violence, women abuse, children and drug abuse. http://www.gcmhp.net
Health Development Information and Policy Institute (HDIP) Palestine Expand view PO Box 1351 Ramallah HDIP is an independent Palastinian organisation specialised in policy research and advocacy of appropriate health and development policies. The institute is devoted to promoting coordination between NGO and government sectors, and provides information services, consultations, evaluations and training in systems management. HDIP has a resource centre which is open to the public http://www.hdip.org
Health Education Resource Unit (HERU) - FHS Lebanon Expand view Box 11-0236 Riad Elsolh Beirut 1107 2020 HERU is working on a future plan that will serve the following functions: Serving as a Resource Unit for both human resources and health promotion material materials at the local and the regional level; Networking to promote professional communication and collaboration locally and among countries in the region; Development of Health Promotion Materials to respond to the shortage of Arabic materials available in the region; Providing Technical Assistance in the form of courses, consultations and training for professionals in the health field. The HERU resource centre is open to the public
