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Africa South of the Sahara: Health (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This gateway focuses on healthcare issues in sub-Saharan
Africa. It is maintained by Stanford University, U.S.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/health.html
Africa: Health (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This American site provides annotated links to full-text
reports and sites about African health issues. The resource
is part of the University of Pennsylvania's 'Africa Web
Links: an Annotated Resource List'.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_heal.html
Health Information and Health Organizations in Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a gateway to African-related sites on travel
health, health news, health research, UN agencies and WHO,
conferences, bibliographies and indexes. It is maintained by
the Department of African Studies, Columbia University, U.S.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/health.html
MaghrebMed (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (Arabic, French, English)
The site is a gateway to Internet resources for health
professionals working in the Maghreb countries of North
Africa. Links and resources are organized by medical
specialty (eg paediatrics, obstetrics). It includes sections
for nurses and allied health professionals, pharmacists,
dentists, veterinarians, and the general public. The content
is available in French (primary language), English and
Arabic. The site is maintained by Promed Sante, a
communications company based in Tunisia.
http://www.maghrebmed.com.tn/
Medilinks: The Gateway for Health Information in Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Medilinks is an online source of relevant, concise health
related information for Africa. The site emphasizes current
health information. It also contains regional and country
based health statistics plus fact sheets on numerous
diseases.
http://medilinkz.org/index.asp
Resources on African Health and Disease (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is an extensive gateway of annotated links. It is
divided into health related diseases, organizations, and
ministries and hospitals plus a current events/news section.
The diseases section is divided into a series of tropical
medicine and infectious diseases subpages. The site is
maintained by the African Studies Center, University of
Pennsylvania, U.S.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/health/diseases.htm
SA HealthInfo: the South African Health Knowledge Network (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides access to full text articles, journals and
newsletters, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS, malaria,
tuberculosis, nutrition, medical interventions, and
traditional medicine. SA HealthInfo serves as a clearinghouse
for health research in southern Africa.
http://www.sahealthinfo.org/
WHO/AFRO Library (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Portuguese)
The site describes the Library's programs, resources and
facilities. It contains links to African health related
databases and other regional WHO libraries. The information
is also available in French and Portuguese.
http://www.afro.who.int/en/afro-library-services.html
World Health Organization: Regional Office for Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French)
This site provides information about the WHO Regional Office
for Africa and its programmes, publications, conferences, and
services. It is available in English and French.
http://www.afro.who.int/
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