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
Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) Kenya Expand view P O Box 55472 Nairobi KAPC's main areas of activity are training counsellors; advocacy for counselling; publication of an adolescent newspaper about adolescent sexuality; research; HIV/AIDS, and voluntary counselling and testing for HIV. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.kapc.or.ke
Family Health International (FHI) Kenya Expand view PO Box 38835 Nairobi Works to improve reproductive and family health around the world through bio-meical and social science research, innovative health service delivery interventions, and training and information programmes. It works in partnership with universities, ministries of health and NGOs, conducting on-going projects in the USA and more than 40 developing countries. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.fhi.org.ke
Institute of Cultural Affairs- Middle East and North Africa (ICA-MENA) Egypt Expand view P O Box 23 Maadi Cairo ICA's mission as a development organisation is to improve the quality of life of community groups through the mobilisation of their potential in order to build a dynamic society that is aware of its assets and opportunities and capable of interacting with and affecting change. Their resource centre is open to the public
Health for All Bureau Iraq Expand view PO Box 18110 Jamilah Baghdad The organisation promotes health education, primary health care, the prevention of visual impairment and the control of diabetes. It also produces and provides literature and books for research support and participates in health surveys. Their library is open to the public
Joint Library of the Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital [formerly the International Resource Centre at the International Centre for Eye Health] UK Expand view London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT The Joint Library is committed to strengthening eye health education in developing countries through the provision of appropriate educational resources and information. It holds information and material on the prevention of blindness and related subjects for developing countries e.g. environmental health, epidemiology, health planning, and health education. Country files and teaching materials are also available. Members of the public are welcome to visit the library for a charge of £6.00. The library is open on Monday and Friday, 9am - 5pm; and Tuesday to Thursday, 9am - 6pm http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/library
Research Policy Institute|University of Lund Sweden Expand view Scheelevagen 15 SE-223 63 Lund Researches science and technology policy and on innovation processes. Specific areas of interest are biomedical innovation systems; regional clusters; transformation of the research and development system; internationalisation of research and development; and intellectual capital and knowledge management. The resource centre is open to the public
Dulas Ltd UK Expand view Unit 1 Dfyi Eco Park Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AX Wales Dulas aims to work throughout the world to support communities by supplying solar powered equipment, including vaccine refrigerators, blood banks and remote power supplies. The library is not open to the public http://www.dulas.org.uk
International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH)|University Hospital of Uppsala Sweden Expand view Uppsala University S-751 85 Uppsala IMCH includes three research groups and a teaching group. It offers a master's programme in International Health, and numerous free courses. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.kbh.uu.se/imch/
Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo Norway Expand view 1046 Blindern N-0316 Oslo The resource centre is open to the public http://www.nutrition.uid.no/ARHNE
The Manoff Group USA Expand view 2001 S Street, NW Washington DC 20009 The Manoff Group specialises in behaviour-centred programming for health, nutrition, family planning and environmental programs. It works all over the world to develop integrated programs that bring about positive behaviour change. The Manoff Group designs and uses qualitative research to identify appropriate interventions - including media, materials and programs - that affect both the healthcare network and community environment for the benefit of the client. The resource centre is not open to the public http://www.manoffgroup.com
Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW)|Lebanese American University Lebanon Expand view 13-5053 Beirut Chouran 1102 2801 http://www.lau.edu.lb
Wellstart International USA Expand view 4062 First Avenue San Diego CA 92103-2045 Wellstart's mission is to advance the knowledge, skills and ability of health care providers regarding the promotion, protection and support of optimal infant and maternal health and nutrition from conception through to the completion of weaning. This mission is pursued through a number of objectives: the integration of basic knowledge and skills needed to fulfil the mission; the improvement of the knowledge and skills of currently practising health care providers through the provision of postgraduate (continuous) training opportunities; and the development of faculty leadership for preservice postgraduate education regarding the optimal maternal and infant health and nutrition. Wellstart is a WHO collaborating center on promoting and protecting breastfeeding, with particular emphasis on lactation management education. The resource centre is not open to the public http://www.wellstart.org
Corporación Chilena de Prevención del SIDA (CChPS) Chile Expand view Casilla 49 Correo 22 ST60 Santiago CChPS os a community based institution that seeks to reduce the transmission of HIV, the development of AIDS in people living with the virus, and the negative impacts of the epidemic (such as social discrimination) especially among homosexual men in Santiago and other regios of Chile, through the mobilisation of the communities involved. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.sidaccion.cl
