This website shares information to train and empower people with disabilities. The aim is to encouragepeople with disabilities to develop advocacy strategies that will politically engage policy-makers
This global initiative has been designed to help developing countries build and sustain the health workforce so that they can respond systemically to the challenges of implementing and sustaining quality health programmes. The project seeks to improve the quality, accessibility and use of priority health services through: 1. Improving workforce planning and leadership; 2. Developing better education and training programmes for the workforce, and 3. Strengthening systems to support workforce performance. The Capacity Project works across sectors such as health, education, planning, public service commissions and local government entities in order to address the varied forces that affect the health workforce. The Project also works in multiple priority health areas, including family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases
The aim of the guide is to help develop the capacity of NGOs by critically analysing thematic areas with examples for effective NGO management in developing countries, especially Africa, thereby making them become accountable to the community they serve, the government and the funding agencies
The Danish Association of the DeafBlind is a nationwide association and professional organisation in Denmark working towards improving conditions for Danish people living with deaf-blindness. This website provides information about deaf-blindness, the association’s activities for deaf-blind people of all ages and the political programme of the association
This is the website of a national US network of lay people and professionals dedicated to advancing responsible and ethical medical research practices, to minimising the risks associated with such endeavours and to ensuring that the human rights, dignity and welfare of human subjects are protected. It contains updated news, relevant topic sections and a research database. Links to related resources are provided. This website is useful for people who are interested in ethical medical research issues in the United States
This tool box is a central repository for a wide range of health-related procurement & supply management tools. Some of these tools are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish
This website highlights the activities of the Landmine Monitor, an initiative providing research for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). It contains updated information about the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Links are provided to several publications including the annual Landmine Monitor, cluster munition reports, country specific factsheets and maps. This website is useful for people seeking current information about Mine Ban Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munition initiatives
These regional reports are the primary focus of the International Disability Rights Monitor (IDRM) project and have been compiled by local IDRM researchers. Each report focuses upon several key areas such as legal protections, education, employment, accessibility, and health and housing services for people with disabilities. The reports include a detailed report on each country and a report card that compares the progress made by countries across the region. Reports are available on the Americas, Asia and Europe, as well as two thematic reports, in downloadable pdf format. They are useful for people interested in research on disability and development
This is a learning space for people and organisations from the public, not-for-profit and private sectors which offers information to support problem solving when working in a multi-stakeholder group. The site contains strategy tools, to help approach issues and work with other stakeholders more effectively, and programme tools, for responding to specific, substantive problems by learning what works and what does not work in a given area (e.g. housing, health, education, etc.)
This list of resources provides project materials and evaluation reports as part of the Science Communication Unit's commitment to the dissemination of learning from best practice to the general public
This is the website for a project that is focusing on the health workforce needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The building on the Capacity Project, this project works on support for global leadership, policy and planning, education and training, workforce effectiveness, evaluation and knowledge sharing; gender equity, and faith-based organisations. The website contains a searchable knowledge library and a blog
This website contains resources about postpartum hemorrhage prevention and treatment, uterotonic drugs and devices, active management of the third stage of labour, and monitoring and evaluation. It contains downloadable resources including toolkits, fact sheets, technical briefs and reference manuals
This document gives a brief and condensed overview of the background and activities of the Africa Campaign on disability and HIV and AIDS. It is useful for everybody who would like to learn more about this disability and HIV and AIDS initiative
Prepared and distributed by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Polio News is aimed at partners, field staff, ministries of health and interested parties. It includes up-to-date information on the progress accomplished in eradicating polio
Monthly
Free on-line
A magazine about philanthropy and social investment, and covers a range of issues relating to NGOs' work, organisational development, and donors. Each issue includes a major feature providing coverage and different perspectives on a key topic
Four times a year
Print: 89.00 GBP / 45.00 GBP to anyone living outside the World Bank high income countries
Online: 35.00 GBP
ACCESS is a free news briefing delivered directly to you through E-mail. Delivered every six weeks, ACCESS takes you straight to information of interest to professionals in the water and sanitation sector. Provides sector news, learning resources, news from the Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP) and more
Four a year
free
International Journal for Equity in Health is an open access journal, which aims to further the state of knowledge about equity in health, and address the systematic and potentially remediable differences in health across populations and population groups defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically. It focuses on advances in the areas of contributions to the conceptualization of influences on health and inequities in health and their mode of operation; advances in methods for studying inequities and evaluating interventions and policies to reduce them; pathways through which influences on health influence equity in health; evaluations of interventions that reduce inequities in health; and development, implementation, and evaluation of policies for reducing inequities in health
Monthly
Free - Open access
A free monthly newsletter of resources for the media is structured in three parts: an editorial section highlighting content, a 'resources' section illustrating new resoruces, and a news section, linking to news postings on the website during the period.
Chaque bulletin électronique de TRRAACE contient une partie éditoriale dont le thème est résumé dans l’intitulé de chaque bulletin. De plus, chaque numéro présente les «ressources» et les «nouvelles» qui ont été postées sur le site durant la période concernée.
