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
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html
Merck is dedicated to providing reliable, easy-to-use medical information. This book is a general medical text.
Motherisk
http://www.motherisk.org
A source for evidence-based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals and disease during pregnancy and lactation.
Mpilonhle Project
http://www.givengain.com/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1299
Mpilonhle Project is the community component for the HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral rollout (ARV) at Ladysmith Provincial Hospital in partnership with the Communicable Disease Clinic (CDC).The joint partnership is called Augmented Community HIV Action Project (ACHIVA), and is funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Secure the Future (STF) Program. Mpilonhle works to assist orphans and vulnerable children and people living with HIV and AIDS.
Mseleni Hospital
http://www.mseleni.co.za/mselenihospital/index.htm
Mseleni Hospital is committed to deliver holistic, high quality, comprehensive health care to our community through preventative, promotive, curative and rehabilative levels of primary health care promoting personal development and health of both worker and community member.
MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
http://www.accessmed-msf.org
Many people believe that modern medicine is continuing to significantly improve global health. Polio has been nearly eradicated, smallpox eliminated, and it will only be a matter of time before cures for all other diseases are found. However, this confidence is misplaced and based more on history than reality. Today, one- third of the world’s population lacks access to essential medicines; in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia this figure rises to one-half.
MSF International
http://www.msf.org
MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid wherever it is needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex and raising awareness of the plight of the people they help.
Municipal Demarcation Board
http://www.demarcation.org.za/
Although not specific to health, the municipal demarcation process will affect the boundaries of health districts. Site contains information and documents about the process as well as interactive maps.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guideline.gov/
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
National Malaria Research Programme
http://www.malaria.org.za/
This site includes GIS data to assist in mapping the risk of malaria in the Southern African region.
National Research Foundation
http://www.nrf.ac.za
Includes all areas of research funding
National Treasury Internet Web Site
http://www.finance.gov.za/
This site contains documents, press releases, presentations, and legislation material relating to the South African National Treasury.
NEPAD - The New Partnership for Africa's Development
http://www.nepad.org/
NEPAD is a vision and programme of action for the redevelopment of the African continent that has been conceived and developed by African leaders. It is a comprehensive integrated development plan that addresses key social, economic and political priorities in a coherent and balanced manner. NEPAD aims to promote accelerated growth and sustainable development and eradicate widespread and severe poverty.
Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa
http://www.equinetafrica.org
Equinet seeks to: * Develop and widen the conceptual understanding of equity in health and identify critical areas of work and policy issues in relation to equity in health. * Make visible existing unfair and avoidable inequalities in health.
New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org
Weekly journal of medical research
NGO Networks for Health
http://www.ngonetworks.org/
Networks' vision is to empower and enable individuals, families and communities to improve their health; to create innovating and enduring NGO partnerships; to foster and support networks that enhance the scale and quality of family planning, reproductive health, child survival and HIV/AIDS programmes.
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/
Established to provide the NHS with important information on the effectiveness of treatments and the delivery and organisation of health care. CRD, by offering rigorous and systematic reviews on selected topics, a database of good quality reviews, a dissemination service and an information service, helps to promote research based practice in the NHS.
NHS Direct online
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
UK National Health Service health information service
NIH: The HIV-AIDS Connection
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/HowHIVCausesAIDS/
This site contains documents and other resources on HIV and AIDS
NIHCM Foundation
http://www.nihcm.org/
The National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation (NIHCM Foundation) is a non-profit, non-partisan group that conducts research on health care issues. The Foundation disseminates research findings and analysis that promote and enhance access to health care and the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services and delivery.
NUA Internet Surveys
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/
Resource for Internet Trends