As part of its Advocacy Pack series, the Women, Health and Development Program announces its new Gender Equity in Health Advocacy Pack! The kit consists of a fact sheet, an issue paper and a PowerPoint presentation, which present the ethical and empirical underpinnings of the effort to incorporate the gender perspective in health policies and programs. This objective emphasizes the identification and resolution of gender inequities which impede the exercise of women and men's fundamental right to health.
Useful Resources
Health Policy and Planning: Volume 17, Suppl. 1 : December 2002
Supplement: Health sector reform and equity - learning from evidence?
This supplement includes:
* Health sector reform and equity – learning from evidence? Health Policy Plan. 2002 17: 1-4.
* D McIntyre, D Muirhead, and L Gilson Geographic patterns of deprivation in South Africa: informing health equity analyses and public resource allocation strategies Health Policy Plan. 2002 17: 30-39.
* Nzapfurundi Chabikuli, Helen Schneider, Duane Blaauw, Anthony B Zwi, and Ruairí Brugha Quality and equity of private sector care for sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa Health Policy Plan. 2002 17: 40-46.
Join ProNutrition-HIV - new electronic forum
ProNut-HIV, a new electronic forum, aims to share up-to-date information, knowledge and experiences on nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
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Observatory on Health Care
WHO's non-communicable diseases and mental health cluster has launched a resource centre to "alert health leaders" about global increases in chronic conditions such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and mental and neurological disorders, and to provide solutions for managing the growing burden.
PATH's Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO): Winter 2002/2003
The RHO website (http://www.rho.org) is designed for reproductive health program managers and decision-makers working in developing countries and low-resource settings. RHO provides up-to-date summaries of research findings, program experience, and clinical guidelines related to key reproductive health topics.
Access to medical reference information
DynaMed provides free access to medical reference information on 1,791 clinical topics via the Internet for health care professionals in developing countries. The database has information on over 2,000 diseases with a primary care focus. The information is updated daily through systematic literature surveillance.
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HighWire Press
a community of online scientific journals
Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press began in early 1995 with the online production of the weekly Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), the most highly cited (and second largest) peer-reviewed journal. Scientists and societies rapidly saw the potential for new forms and features of scientific communication, and Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences soon joined JBC online. HighWire now (January 2003) produces 346 sites online, with many more planned. The journals HighWire supports focus on science, technology, and medicine (STM). Under the guidance of its publishing partners, HighWire's approach to online publishing of scholarly journals is not simply to mount electronic images of printed pages; rather, by adding links among authors, articles and citations, advanced searching capabilities, high-resolution images and multimedia, and interactivity, the electronic versions provide added dimensions to the information provided in the printed journals. The site has recently been redesigned to help researchers comprehensively search and gain access to the literature easily and to help librarians support their researchers and institutions with more complete and improved services.
Launch of new discussion group ProCAARE-ART
ProCAARE-ART, a new electronic forum, aims to develop an information and communication network that supports the rational prescription, appropriate use, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy for those infected with HIV. Given the increasing access to antiretroviral drugs and the scaling up of treatment programs, the need to administer these drugs in a safe and effective manner is critical.
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MOBILISING NGOS, CBOS AND PLHA GROUPS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS-RELATED TREATMENT
This handbook, produced by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and downloadable in three parts, aims to provide practical, experience-based advice and examples for people and organisations working to improve access to HIV/AIDS treatment. The book explores care and treatment, providing an introduction to links between treatment and prevention and barriers to access to treatment. It discusses both the practical and ethical factors involved with treatment work, including a factsheet on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, choosing, sourcing and supplying them.
ONLINE TB FORUM
TB-EDucate is a forum that provides the opportunity to ask questions, share comments, and exchange information with other subscribers. Discussions should be limited to questions, comments, and the exchange of information pertaining to tuberculosis health education and training issues.
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