Health Action International (HAI) has produced this 7-page fact sheet, "Assured Quality and Lowest Prices: What the Global Fund Requires for Buying Medicines," to give guidance to countries and organisations that are involved in the process of applying for and receiving funds to procure medicines from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund).
Useful Resources
Building Blocks: Africa-wide briefing notes
Building Blocks: Africa-wide briefing notes is a set of six locally adaptable resources to help communities and local organisations in Africa support children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. These resources are based on the experience of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, its partners and other organisations and have been produced in English, French and Portuguese.
New Health-e website
The new Health-E website has print and broadcast stories that contextualise and analyse public health issues, especially HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The website provides easy access to a variety of resources that have relevance for other developing countries. Some of the new features on the website include: Transcripts of all audio reports; Resources page offering reports, speeches and book reviews; News briefs; Webcasts and archives of major events; Picture gallery; Direct email access to authors of Health-e stories; Instant download of audio from website.
Reproductive Health of Young Adults Module
Visit the module and test your knowledge and skills
The Reproductive Health of Young Adults training module has been updated for 2003. This module is available for either self-study or as a presentation for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or other trained healthcare personnel. Through slides and activities, this training module is designed to increase the awareness and understanding of the reproductive health needs of young adults among policy-makers, program directors, program planners, and healthcare providers.
Reproductive Health Outlook Website
The Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO) website 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.
Multisectoral Responses to HIV/AIDS: A Compendium of Promising Practices from Africa
This document brings together promising practices identified by the USAID-Private Voluntary Organisation community. This includes many ideas and experiences of different organisations that seem likely to combat HIV/AIDS successfully. Several of these practices are new and as such, do not yet have hard evidence to show that they work. However, rather than wait for documented success, they are published here to share all the practices available to spur ideas and action. This compendium is aimed at any person or program interested in mitigating the spread of HIV/AIDS, though the emphasis is on those in Africa seeking new ways to act.
The Push Journal
THE PUSH JOURNAL is an objective, free full-text online clipping service. It's a great tool for journalists covering issues related to AIDS/HIV, reproductive health, issues relating to women and girls, global population or refugee issues and the environmental, medical and family issues which surround them. If you work with slow or unpredictable Internet connections, you can choose to receive the full-text news stories in an easy-download text version. Each day's edition of PUSH JOURNAL carries story headlines at the top and complete versions of each story below. PUSH adds no text or commentary.
The Supply Initiative Newsletter
The Supply Initiative: meeting the need for reproductive health supplies, has a new monthly newsletter that provides updates on the Supply Initiative activities, as well as news, materials and events related to condom and contraceptive shortages.
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useful health links
For a selective list of HIV/AIDS websites for health professionals, libraries and publishers in developing countries, please visit the HIV/AIDS section of INASP Health Links: http://www.inasp.info/health/links/ INASP Health Links is an internet gateway to more than 500 selected websites, including more than 100 HIV/AIDS sites.
Using Data to Improve Service Delivery: A Self-Evaluation Approach
The Support for Analysis and Research in Africa Project (SARA) is a user-friendly guide that has been designed to help healthcare workers use data collected at their health facility to solve common problems in service delivery and improve their response to community needs. It is intended for doctors, nurses, and midwives in both community health centres and rehabilitated district health centres.