Health

I have recently become involved with an organisation in Kibera, Nairobi which hopes to open a health clinic servicing their school and eventually the community within the slum.

I am assisting a group of rural women and youths on a project that encompasses the protection of the environment, promotion of human rights and access to health but we are stuck as we do not have fund

The Antares Foundation Inc (Australia) 2009 Annual Forum will be held in Melbourne on 12th - 14th November.

A young, international and multidisciplinary group of students, the Food Aid Team of the European Masters Degree in Food Studies, have decided to handle the problems of provision of food during humani

Are any of you involved in outreach or services to persons with disabilities? How do you try to reach those with disabilities who may be at risk for HIV?

Dear Sir /Madam

It is now widely recognised that communities worldwide have capacities to care, change and sustain hope in the face of HIV/AIDS.

Herewith we would like to inform you that about the Security Management Course scheduled in Kabul, Afghanistan:

May 12-14, 2009, Security Management Country Level Course, Kabul, Afghanistan

Dear Colleagues,

On the 29th April, InterHealth will be co-hosting an interactive workshop aimed at INGO managers based in HQ or field locations managing others in high pressure environments.

I trying to procure medical supplies for our health clinics in rural Rwanda. Does anyone know of any suppliers/organizations who could help?

Hi,

I came across this interesting elearning resource in the website:www.globalhealthlearning.org

Current technical information for global health professionals

Afghanistan has one of the worst infant and maternal mortality figures in the world.

I need to get my personal innoculations (Yellow Fever, Hep B & Thypoid etc) done but the organisation I work for is a purely volunteer organisation and we have to pay for our own.

Each year, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies releases a World Disasters Report, which looks at each year's challenges and opportunities re

I am a development worker and as part of my work I need to set up an an information and support service for victims of domestic violence in a small town.

Teams from the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) are struggling to provide free, quality emergency care to pregnant women and th

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on member countries to integrate traditional medicine (TM) into their national health systems and for countries to share experience and information relat

From the NYT:

By CELIA W. DUGGER
Published: November 2, 2008

Peace Corps is recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month by celebrating Peace Corps volunteers/staff with disabilities, to show how they make an impact in communities around the world

The Appalachia region in the USA, which encompasses West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky and has poverty rates and mortality rates that rival those of developing countries, has been experiencing a docto