Medical Action for Global Security (MEDACT) UK Expand view The Grayston Centre 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT An organisation of health professionals, challenging social and environmental barriers to health worldwide. It highlights the health impacts of violent conflict, poverty and environmental degradation and, with others, acts to eradicate them. Resource centre which is open to the public http://www.medact.org
International Family Health (IFH) UK Expand view 40 Adler Street London E1 1EE IFH aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health of disadvantaged people in resource-poor settings, based on the principles of empowering women and men to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health; meeting unmet needs; increasing access to integrated and high quality services; gender equity; and diversity of families http://www.ifh.org
Mildmay International UK Expand view 1 Nelson Mews Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 1AL Its mission is to improve the quality of life of adults and children living with or affected by HIV, primarily in resource-limited countries and communities. It empowers health care providers, through education, training and consultancy, to develop appropriate HIV/AIDS care and rehabilitation services. As a Christian organisation it is committed to excellence in its innovative, culturally sensitive training programmes, holistic models of care and evidence based best practice. Its resource centre is not open to the public http://www.mildmay.org.uk
International Childcare Trust (ICT) UK Expand view Development House 56-64 Leonard Street London EC2A 4JX The International Childcare Trust supports projects with the aim of enabling them to become self-sufficient. The main focus is on children in threatening situations http://www.ict-uk.org/
AIDS Education Research Trust (AVERT) UK Expand view 4 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5BA Organisation runs a large educational HIV & AIDS website including information booklets and posters that can be downloaded. Funds HIV & AIDS projects in resource-poor communities http://www.avert.org
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine UK Expand view Pembroke Place Liverpool, L3 5QA Mission Statement: As a centre of excellence, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed countries in the tropics and sub-tropics by: Providing and promoting high quality education and training. Conducting first class research and disseminating the results. Developing systems and technologies for health and assisting in their transfer and management. Providing appropriate consultancy services. In fulfilling this mission the scjool also provides a clinical service of acknowledged excellence. http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/lstm.html
National Research and Development Centre (STAKES)|Unit for International Development Collaboration Finland Expand view PO Box 220 Fin-00531 Helsinki HEDEC participates in international cooperation in health & social welfare development. We work in developing countries and countries in transition. HEDEC gives technical assistance in planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes; provides support services in project implementation, gives expert opinion requested by Finnish authorities on development issues and compiles and diseminates information on global development issues. the resource centre is open to the public http://www.stakes.fi/hedec
Danish Centre for Technical Aids for Rehabilitation and Education Denmark Expand view Gregersensvej 38 DK - 2630 Taastrup Aims to contribute to the creation of equal opportunities for disabled people within the areas of rehabilitation, assistive technology, special education and infomation communication technology accessibility. It operates on both a national and international level, in co-operation with disability organisations, government authorities, institutions, research centres and clearing houses, local contacts in the field of rehabilitation and education, and manufacturers and suppliers http://www.hmi.dk
Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development (CORDAID) Netherlands Expand view Postbus 16440 2500 BK Den Haag Cordaid is a Catholoca NGO working in the field of development of development cooperation. Cordaid is commited to improve the living condition of the poor and vulnerable groups in society in a problem solving manner and with results which are measurable in outcome http://www.cordaid.nl
The Network - Community Partnerships for Health through Innovative Education, Service and Research Netherlands Expand view PO Box 616 NL-6200 MD Maastricht The Network is a global association of institutions for education of health professionals committed to contribute, through education and research, to the improvement and sutainment of health in the communities they serve. http://www.the-network.org
NAM Publications UK Expand view 77a Tradescant Road, London, SW8 1XJ NAM exists to support the fight against AIDS with independent, accurate, accessible and comprehensive information. It produces extensive information on treatments,directories of contacts and organisations working in the HIV field, as well as international resources database which is searchable in 6 languages. There is also a searchable database of HIV clinics available in the UK. NAM is the UK's leading specialist HIV / AIDS information provider with international publications including the European AIDS Directory and AIDS organisations worldwide - accessible online at http://www.aidsmap.com. Now NAM works with the International HIV / AIDS Alliance to provide additional international support http://www.aidsmap.com
AIDS Ile Mucadele Derngi (AMD) Turkey Expand view Fahrettin Altay Saglik Ocagi Uc Kuyulad Izmir A non governmental organisation with the head office in Izmir and 12 branches throughout the country. They have a resource centre open to the public.
Reproductive Health Matters (RHM) UK Expand view 444 Highgate Studios 53-79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TL The RHM journal offers in-depth analysis of reproductive health matters from a women-centred perspective, written by and for women's health advocates, researchers, service providers, policymakers and those in related fields with an interest in women's health. It aims to promote laws, policies, research and services that meet women's reproductive health needs and support women's right to decide whether, when and how to have children. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.blackwell-science.com/rhm
Christians Abroad UK Expand view Room 233 Bon Marche Centre 241 Ferndale Road London SW9 8BJ Aims to help people engage in God's loving purposes through action for world development. It promotes co-operation and the sharing of resources and skills through specific practical tasks http://www.cabroad.org.uk
World Health Organization (WHO) Switzerland Expand view Avenue Appia 20 CH-1211 Geneva 27 Charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on suggestions of human health, WHO has developed a host of networks and mechanisms for generating data, applying facts to problems and recommending solutions that will lead to sustained improvements in health. The WHO resource centre is open to the public http://www.who.int