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Climate and Health Information Exchange (CHIEX)
CHIEX investigates how climate variability affects human health in the tropical Americas. It runs projects in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela, and focuses specifically on the spread of dengue fever and malaria in these countries. These projects have practical implications; for...
LINK | 9 September 2009 | EN
India, Brazil, South Africa Nanotechnology Initiative (IBSA)
IBSA, a joint project of the departments of science and technology in Brazil, India and South Africa, promotes research collaborations between scientists working on applications of nanotechnology. Its priority fields of research include health, water treatment and agriculture. India leads its...
LINK | 6 May 2009 | EN
AlertNet: Alerting humanitarians to emergencies
A project of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, AlertNet is a news aggregator that aims to raise awareness of humanitarian crises around the globe, particularly 'forgotten' emergencies that rarely make headlines. It publishes news from over 400 aid agencies and other media outlets across a range of...
LINK | 3 March 2009 | EN
The Directory of Open Access Repositories (Opendoar)
OpenDOAR is a directory of open access repositories -- institutional and subject-based archives of academic papers, books, datasets, conferences, patents and multimedia that are free to access. The directory covers 29 topics including agriculture, technology, health, environment and medicine in...
LINK | 3 March 2009 | EN
SERVIR
SERVIR is a regional environmental imaging and monitoring system -- operating in Africa and Latin America -- built on satellite and geospatial data. It can monitor and forecast ecological changes and natural hazards. The website publishes interactive maps including near real-time satellite feeds of...
LINK | 27 November 2008 | EN
UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
These country-level reports, published by the Climate Systems and Policy research cluster at the University of Oxford, provide data on observed and projected climates in 52 countries in the developing world. Each report contains maps, diagrams, tables and a narrative of the data, putting it in...
LINK | 14 November 2008 | EN
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
The IISD is a Canadian policy research institute that publishes books, papers and policy briefs on issues affecting sustainable development such as climate change, governance and natural resources. The IISD Reporting Services focuses on environmental issues and publishes news and event coverage as...
LINK | 8 October 2008 | EN
Practical Action: New Technologies
This website reflects the activities of Practical Action's New Technologies programme. It links to news, briefing papers, reports and articles about nanotechnology, biotechnology and information technology -- with particular emphasis on how these affect people in developing countries. The website...
LINK | 8 September 2008 | EN
Global Forum for Health Research
The Global Forum for Health Research provides evidence, tools and discussion forums for decision-makers in research funding and policy to improve the health of the poor. Although it covers issues for both infectious and non-communicable diseases, the agency recognises that mental health problems...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
The INCTR is dedicated to helping build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is limited. The network, which has support from the US National Cancer Institute, aims to build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries with limited resources...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
World Diabetes Foundation
The foundation's aim is to raise awareness of diabetes worldwide, with a special emphasis on developing countries. A key activity is funding projects (142 so far) that raise awareness, improve education and build capacity at local, regional and global levels. The website contains details of all...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
World Health Organization: chronic diseases
This section of the WHO's website includes factsheets on chronic diseases, details of the agency's relevant activities and programmes, and detailed technical information about action plan that the agency backs. Also included are links to key reports on chronic diseases (detailed in the Reports...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
Cancerworld
This is a portal to the websites of associations that aim to advance our understanding of oncology and how to better treat patients with cancer, both in the developed and developing worlds. Each partner association is represented in the portal with a website describing and providing information...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
WHO Global Infobase Online
The WHO Global InfoBase has, for the first time, assembled in one place, country-level risk factor data stratified by age and sex, with complete source and survey information. The current version of the InfoBase contains over 130,000 data points from more than 2,800 sources. Currently the InfoBase...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
3FOUR50.com
FOUR50 is building a network of experts, activists and enthusiasts committed to preventing the epidemic of chronic disease and raising awareness about its devastating consequences. It aims to do this by focusing on the 3 risk factors (poor diet, lack of physical activity, tobacco use) that lead to...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
10/66 Dementia Research Group
Less than one-tenth of all population-based research into dementia has been directed towards the two-thirds or more of all people with dementia who live in developing parts of the world -- thus, the name "10/66". Part of the Alzheimer's Disease International Network, 10/66 is a group of...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
The International Agency for Research on Cancer
IARC's mission is to undertake research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. It develops strategies at a theoretical level, however, and does not get involved in direct implementation nor contribute to the...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
International Association for the Study of Obesity
IASO is an umbrella organisation for 52 national obesity associations across 56 countries. Its mission statement is to "improve global health by promoting the understanding of obesity and weight-related diseases through scientific research and dialogue, whilst encouraging the development of...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Centre
The centre is a WHO collaborating centre for research and training in the control of cardiovascular disease, and also prevention and rehabilitation for patients in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The centre strongly advocates evidence-based health policies as the only way to promote health....
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
The principal aim of TWAS is to promote scientific capacity and sustainable development in the South through research as well as South-South and North-South collaborations. It was founded in 1983 by a group of Southern scientists, under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, as an autonomous...
LINK | 14 May 2008 | EN
