Comite de Coordination des Actions des ONG (CCA-ONG) Mali Expand view BPE 3216 Bamako Its objectives are to contribute to the socio-economic development of Mali through the coordination of NGO activities; to increase the capacity of NGO members: to create a favourable environment of NGO activities; to develop relations between NGOs and other partners working for development; and encourage local developmnet initiatives. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.cca-ong.mailme.org
Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA) Tanzania Expand view P O Box 8981 Dar es Salaam Visited Oct 94 Aims to use the media to sensitise society on gender issues, to advocate and lobby for policy and legal changes which promote human rights of women and children, and ultimately to break free of gender violence. The resource centre is not open to the public
Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital Zimbabwe Expand view PO Box 17 Chinhoyi Provision of quality, affordable and accessible health services which are user friendly through a primary health care approach. The resource centre is not open to the public. There are 450 beds in the hospital
Maternal and Child Health Information and Resource Centre (MCHIRC) South Africa Expand view 46 Sawkins Road Rondebosch 7700 Cape Town MCHIRC's is committed to supporting the information needs of health workers in Maternal and child health at the primary and district level throughout Southtern Africa. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/chu
International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) France Expand view 2 rue Auguste Comte 92170 Vanves The IUHPE mission is to promote global health and to contribute to the achievement of equality in health between and within the countries of the world. The IUPHE fulfils its mission by building and operating an independent, global, professional network of individuals and institutions to encourage the free exchange of ideas, knowledge, know-how, experiences, and the development of relevant collaboration projects, both at global and regional levels http://www.iuphe.org
Communicacion Andina Peru Expand view Casilla Postal 700 Mariscal Gamarra 13-B (Primera Etapa) Cuzco This is a small non-profit organisation composed of educators, health personnel and environmentalists. It carries out community-based development projects addressed at indigenous communities in the rural and peri-urban areas of the Inka region of Peru, specifically addressed at women, children and adolescents. It supports such projects with IEC stratgies. It works for development in order to improve the quality of life of indigenous people
Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) USA Expand view 1317 F St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004 Works to ensure that the population and health policies of international institutions supported by the United States government actively promote women's sexual and reproductive health. CHANGE takes its mandate from the Programme of Action of the 1194 International Conference on Population and Development, and other relevant agreements that call upon governments and international agencies to achieve these same objectives. Specifically we seek to translate the language of these documents into practical, operational and measueable within and across the areas of family planning, STDs and HIV, and gender violence. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.genderhealth.org
Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu (SPASTN) India Expand view Opp. T.T.T.I., Taramani Road Chennai 600 113 Tamil Nadu SPASTN has disabled members of staff and management. SPASTN's technical support consists of a multidisciplinary team of a special educator, physiotherapist and a speech therapist who extend their services to other NGOs and screening camps for assessment and intervention. One year postgraduate and undergrad uate courses, as well as short courses are offered to government workers. Tailor made courses are offered to other NGOs. SPASTN activities include the production of paper-based special furnitur e; the distribution of prosthetic and orthotic devices, special seating, jams, jellies, sauces, candles, shirts, leather goods; hospital based newborn screening. The organisation has a resource centre and an enquiry service which is accessible by letter or telephone. The resource centre is not open to the public
Training Organisation for Research and Counselling in Health (TORCH) India Expand view 45, Friends Colony East, Plot No 2 New Delhi - 110 065 TORCH is committed to reducerisk-taking behaviour and prevent the transmission of and infection with HIV in vulnerable groups through the process of informaion giving, training of peer educators, networking, advocacy and programme development. TORCH runs the NACO AIDS hotline for the Delhi region. It is also working with street children to reduce HIV risk-taking behaviour, with the support of CAPS and UCSF. It also provides a counselling service. Their resource centre is not open to the public
National Institute of Nutrition India Expand view Jamai-Osmania Post Hyderabad-500 007 http://www.ninindia.org/
The Network Association for the Rational Use of Medication in Pakistan Pakistan Expand view 40-A, Ramzan Plaza G-9 Markaz P.O. Box 2563 Islamabad http://www.thenetwork.org.pk/magdb.htm
MEASURE (Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results)|Population Reference Bureau USA Expand view 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 520 Washington DC 20009-5728 http://www.measurecommunication.org
AIDS Coordination Bureau|c/o KIT Netherlands Expand view PO Box 95001 1090 HA Amsterdam A resource centre on on reprodctive health and HIV/AIDS. Resource centre is open to the public http://www.kit.nl/ibd/exchange
Women and AIDS Support Network Zimbabwe (WASN) Zimbabwe Expand view PO Box 1554 Harare Women and AIDS Support Network (WASN) is a local NGO/AIDS Service Organisation (ASO) that deals specifically with women’s issues in the advent of HIV/AIDS, advocating for policies in favour of women in various issues related to their reproductive health rights http://www.wasn.org.zw
