The URL for the unofficial "wiki" for the International HIV/AIDS conference taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from July
11th-16th, is at http://www.aids2004wiki.org. It will allow posting of notes, comments, introductions, information about sessions, event and presentation listings. For more on the conference itself, which is expected to draw between 11,000 and 15,000 delegates - and whose theme is "Access for All" - please see http://www.aids2004.org. To contact someone about the wiki, please write to Jim Cashel at mailto:cashel@ForumOne.com.
Useful Resources
HIV/AIDS Conference: Useful URL's
Knowledge Sharing for Health Systems in Developing Countries
New Evidence Base and Resources
The Alliance on Health Policy and Systems Research Alliance aims to promote the generation, dissemination and use of knowledge for enhancing health system performance. The new Evidence Base aims to broker knowledge between researcher and policy and programme analysts focusing on developing countries.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30501
New Youthnet online
YouthNet, a program of Family Health International, is pleased to announce Youth InfoNet No. 7, a one-stop monthly source for new publications and information on youth reproductive health and HIV prevention. You can read the newsletter online at the URL provided.
Human rights related educational materials
The Department of International Law and Human Rights of the University for Peace, with the support of the Government of the Netherlands, has been working since October 2003 on an innovative human rights project, the Human Rights Educational Project (HREP). The aim of the project is to develop and disseminate educational materials related to human rights in response to the need of individuals and organisations, particularly in developing countries, to obtain convenient access to up-to-date human rights instruments and academic materials. Professionals, practitioners, volunteers, educators and human rights defenders can all benefit from the availability of human rights instruments through the use of a manual and a CD-ROM.
Further details: /newsletter/id/30460
Newsletter on poetry and HIV/AIDS launched
A new newsletter of Poetry on HIV/AIDS in Africa has been launched. The name of the newsletter is AIDS out of AFRICA. AIDS out of AFRICA will be a bi-annual newsletter appearing in June and December.
Contact: Mwaganu@aol.com
PDA4HEALTH electronic forum
PDA4HEALTH, a new electronic forum setup by SATELLIFE, aims to share up-to-date information, knowledge, and experiences on the use of handheld computers for data collection and information dissemination in developing country health settings. Organisations and institutions engaged in field projects are encouraged to exchange the lessons they have learned, challenges faced, and successes achieved. Join for free by sending a message to the email address below.
Contact: pda4health-join@healthnet.org
World Health Assembly Documentation
To access a range of World Health Assembly documents, speeches and resolutions, click on the link below.
Youth InfoNet newsletter online
Youth InfoNet No. 6 is now online. This one-stop monthly source for new publications and information on youth reproductive health and HIV prevention is produced by Family Health International's (FHI) YouthNet program.
2003 International Drug Price Indicator Guide with CD-ROM
The 2003 edition of the International Drug Price Indicator Guide provides a spectrum of prices from 19 sources, including non-profit drug suppliers, commercial procurement agencies, international development organisations, and government agencies. The Guide helps supply officers determine the probable cost of pharmaceutical products for their programs, compare current prices paid to prices available on the international market, assess the potential financial impact of changes to a drug list, and support rational drug use education.
e-discussion forum: Global reports
Looking at global reports over time gives us a sense of the various issues that have captured sufficient attention from policy makers and civil society to justify the effort to produce and diffuse a global report. One way to interpret the growth in the number and widening range of issues covered by Global Reports is to suggest that this growth in global reporting reflects the fact that an increasing range of global challenges has emerged. The point up for debate is: Has there been a match or a mismatch between the two? To subscribe to this debate, and to share your views with over 350 people who have registered with this e-discussion forum, send a blank email to: subscribe-gpgnet-reports@groups.undp.org. Read the complete background paper at http://www.gpgnet.net/topic06.php