Useful Resources

Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies

This Operations Research Handbook shows how to use operations research (OR) to design programmes that effectively combat HIV/AIDS. Written for programme administrators and researchers, the handbook draws on real-life lessons derived from projects implemented throughout the developing world.

Engendering International Health: The Challenge of Equity
Gita Sen, Asha George and Piroska Östlin (Eds)

Engendering International Health presents the work of leading researchers on gender equity in international health. Growing economic inequalities reinforce social injustices, stall health gains, and deny good health to many. In particular, deep-seated gender biases in health research and policy institutions combine with a lack of well-articulated and accessible evidence to downgrade the importance of gender perspectives in health.

Free Reproductive Health and Training Newsletter

JHPIEGO TrainerNews© is a free monthly e-mail newsletter with current reproductive health training news, contraceptive briefs, training tips, announcements about reproductive health and training-related programs and activities, and profiles on Internet and CD-ROM resources of interest to reproductive health trainers. The information is targeted to professionals working in low-resource settings.

Further details: /newsletter/id/29432
Intl. J. for Equity in Health 2002, 1:1, 22 April 2002
Macinko J.A. and Starfield B., \'Annotated bibliography on Equity in Health\'

The purposes of this bibliography are to present an overview of the published literature on equity in health and to summarize key articles relevant to the mission of the International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH). The intent is to show the directions being taken in health equity research including theories, methods, and interventions to understand the genesis of inequities and their remediation. Therefore, the bibliography includes articles from the health equity literature that focus on mechanisms by which inequities in health arise and approaches to reducing them where and when they exist.

local creation and adaption of health information

Earlier this year, 'HIF-net at WHO' subscribers contributed ideas and perspectives around the theme of 'Local creation and adaptation of health information'. This took the form of a vibrant discussion on 'HIF-net at WHO'. Along with other material, the content of this discussion is helping to inform the G8 DOTS Force, a high-level international body 'addressing the global digital divide'. In addition, 'HIF-net at WHO' subscribers and others worldwide contributed more than 30 detailed case stories on health information, which were collated by INASP. These are now available in full at the URL provided.

Source - A Health Resource Centre

Source is a unique resource centre, designed to meet the information needs of those working in health, disability and development worldwide. Source is an innovative collaboration between an academic institution, the Centre for International Child Health (at the Institute of Child Health, UCL), and two international NGOs, Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG) and Handicap International UK. Source is aimed at health workers, researchers, rehabilitation workers, non-governmental and governmental organisations and disabled peoples' organisations worldwide and has a unique collection of over 20,000 health and disability related information resources.

Further details: /newsletter/id/29452
WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health launches electronic newsletter

The Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH) has created an electronic newsletter to provide up-to-date information about national efforts to increase investment in health and improve the effectiveness of health expenditure. The MacroHealth Newsletter will feature Macroeconomics and Health Support Secretariat news, new findings on health investment and economic growth, country CMH launches and progress in implementing national work in macroeconomics and health.

Further details: /newsletter/id/29435
Annotated Bibliography on Equity in Health, 1980-2001

James A Macinko , Barbara Starfield
The purposes of this bibliography are to present an overview of the published literature on equity in health and to summarize key articles relevant to the mission of the International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH). The intent is to show the directions being taken in health equity research including theories, methods, and interventions to understand the genesis of inequities and their remediation. Therefore, the bibliography includes articles from the health equity literature that focus on mechanisms by which inequities in health arise and approaches to reducing them where and when they exist.

Dateline Health-Africa.Net

This substantial health and development portal for the Africa region has just launched. It aims to raise living standards in Africa by promoting communication and access to information needed to improve health and wellbeing. The site offers a unique one-stop source for diverse, up-to-date and credible health resources including: news,
disease outbreaks, health alerts, information on diseases and condi- tions, research reports, policy and reform oriented editorials, ask- expert services, as well as reports and best practices in RH and HIV/AIDS, 24/7 TI/HIV/AIDS/TB live help line, lively community com- munication services, Online continuing medical education training and training in advocacy and policy analysis.

Global Plan to Stop TB

The Stop TB Partnership is pleased to announce the publication of the Global Plan to Stop TB. Please click on the links below to access the report. Note that the full report has been broken up in to different sections as otherwise it is too heavy to open online.

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