Below is a list of links to useful health-related resources found on the web. They are listed in alphabetical order. The most recently added links are listed in the box in the left hand column of this page
United States Pharmacopeia Drug Quality and Information
http://www.usp.org/worldwide/
This website was created as a resource for people interested in drug quality and drug information and will provide vital information to those working in drug management programs worldwide. The focus is to provide information on priority medicines that are of interest to health care professionals working in developing countries. In addition, the site will discuss drug quality issues-focusing on substandard and counterfeit drugs.
Virtual Medical Worlds
http://www.hoise.com/vmw/09/articles/index.html
Virtual Medical Worlds is a monthly Virtual Magazine on telemedicine and high performance computing and networking for readers interested in computer applications in medical environments.
Western Cape antiretroviral services
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/epi/artrollout/documents/documents.htm
The ART rollout site - this is intended to assist with the sharing of documents and tools for the management of ART services in the province
WHO - International Digest of Health Legislation
http://apps.who.int/idhl-rils/frame.cfm?language=english
This electronic database replaces the printed version of the IDHL, produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1948 to 1999. The electronic version allows users to search for the text of legislation via country, subject, volume, issue, or keyword. Results produce a summary of the legislation in English or a title, sometimes with a link to the full text.
WHO HIV/AIDS
http://www.who.int/hiv/en/
The HIV/AIDS Department, located in the HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria(HTM) Cluster , was created in December 2000 to coordinate a more strategic, organization-wide response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to enable WHO to provide enhanced technical support in HIV/AIDS to countries and regional offices. Main Areas of Work - Tracking the Epidemic and Building Knowledge - Setting the Global Standards in Prevention and Care - Working with Countries
WHO Tobacco Free Initiative
http://www.who.int/toh/
Various resources and data about the global fight against tobacco use.
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record
http://www.who.int/wer/
The World Health Organization (WHO) Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections
Women's Health Information Centre (JAMA)
http://pubs.ama-assn.org/
A collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed resources for physicians, other health care professionals, and the general public. The site is produced and maintained by JAMA editors and staff under the direction of an editorial review board of leading Women's Health authorities. It includes updates on News items on women's health, a journal scan, STD and Contraception Information.
Women's Health Project
http://web.wits.ac.za/Academic/Health/PublicHealth/GenderHealth/WHP/
The Women's Health Project, a non-governmental organisation, is the Gender and Health Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand. WHP promotes gender equality and high quality health services, does research, consultancy, training, advocacy, information dissemination and implements health care system changes.
Women's Health Research Unit
http://www.whru.uct.ac.za
The Women’s Health Research Unit (WHRU) was established in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UCT in 1996. The unit is located in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine. The aim of the WHRU is to improve women's health through facilitation, conduction and co-ordination of research, networking, teaching and training. This will be achieved by providing information that will influence policy, influence resource allocation, improve health services and highlight practices that are discriminating towards women.
Women'sNet
http://www.womensnet.org.za
A networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action
Women, Children and HIV
http://www.WomenChildrenHIV.org
The Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Centre at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the University of California San Francisco's Centre for HIV Information has launched this website. The website contains a comprehensive, Internet-based library of practically applicable materials on mother and child HIV infection including preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), infant feeding, clinical care of women and children living with HIV infection, and the support of orphans.
World AIDS Day
http://www.worldaidsday.org/
UK based site with information relating to Worlds AIDS Day and the campaign against AIDS - World AIDS Day is about keeping up the fight against HIV and AIDS. It's about supporting an estimated 36.1 million people across the world living with HIV. It's about the fact that over 8,000 people worldwide die from AIDS every single day. It's about fighting the prejudice faced by people living with HIV. It's about making people in power take action.
World Health News
http://www.worldhealthnews.harvard.edu/
An online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health. The site covers critical public health issues from around the world. It is designed to be a resource for an international audience of policy makers and journalists as well as public health researchers, practitioners, and advocates.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/
The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. WHO also proposes conventions, agreements, regulations and makes recommendations about international nomenclature of diseases, causes of death and public health practices. It develops, establishes and promotes international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical and similar substances.
World Income Inequality Database
http://website1.wider.unu.edu/wiid/wiid.htm
The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) provides information on income inequalities at both cross-country and time series levels.
XIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2000)
http://www.aids2000.com
Information about all aspects of this conference to be held in Durban, South Africa in July
XML to revolutionise info exchange
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-219619.html
XML will revolutionize the exchange of business information similar to the way the phone, fax machine, and photocopier did when those devices were invented, a new report says
XML writer
http://www.xmlwriter.com/
XML editor
Your Cancer Risk
http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu
Developed by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Your Cancer Risk is a personalized tool that estimates your risk of cancer and provides tips for prevention