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FreeBooks4Doctors

Within the next years, many important medical textbooks will be available online, free and in full-text. The access to free scientific knowledge will have a major impact on medical practice. The FreeBooks4Doctors Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet.

Electronic Beeld

The electronic version of the printed paper, which offers a continuous update of the latest news in afrikaans.

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

The Dublin Core is a metadata element set intended to facilitate discovery of electronic resources

HivNet ch

Includes interface to several international and regional AIDS forums

Bellanet

Bellanet is an international initiative working with the development community to increase collaboration. We support partnerships by providing advice and assistance on more effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Internet Public Library

Collections of reviewed Internet resources across all topics

Managing the Health Millennium Development Goals - The Challenge of Health Management Strengthening: Lessons from Three Countries

Published by: 
World Health Organization
This study describes various management strengthening activities in three countries - South Africa, Togo and Uganda. Key findings were presented and discussed in a number of fora, including the International Consultation on Strengthening Health Leadership & Management in Low-Income Countries held in February 2007 in Accra, Ghana where 20 low-income countries (LICs) were represented. The discussions clearly showed that all LICs are facing and struggling with very similar issues as those coming out of this study.

Health Information Audit Report South Africa

Published by: 
Health Systems Trust
In order to improve the quality of information it is critical that there are sufficiently well-trained staff members at provincial and district level that are able to process data that are collected and who are able to ensure that the quality is reliable. They need to have sufficient skills to do the work that is expected of them. They also need the appropriate IT equipment, hardware and software, as well as access to information to do their jobs effectively.