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Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) Spanish French Focus on DCs
This site provides links to numerous full-text publications and fact sheets that are available as pdf files.The site is in English, French and Spanish. It is maintained by an alliance of five international groups working to clarify, promote, and implement strategies for preventing cervical cancer in developing countries. http://www.alliance-cxca.org/


Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS)Focus on DCs
Basics is a USAID supported project that works at country level to improve child health. It provides technical leadership in policies and programming. The project focuses on four areas: child immunization, perinatal and neonatal health, nutrition, and community management of childhood illness. The site contains links to numerous pdf documents on these topics. http://www.basics.org/publications/


Best Practices CompendiumFocus on DCs
The site contains full text documents and case studies on best practices for maternal and reproductive health. The site is maintained by Advance Africa, a USAID-funded consortium of family planning and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Access is free but registration is required. http://www.advanceafrica.org/compendium/


Center for Prenatal Diagnosis
This site provides text and ultrasound images on normal and abnormal development during pregnancy. It includes sections on the clinical management of specific abnormalities. http://www.cpdx.com/


Contraceptive Methods Focus on DCs new
The site contains information on contraceptive methods that meet the WHO ‘eligibility criteria’. It contains information on various approved methods, an overview of family planning, and annotated bibliography, links to related sites and patient education presentations. The text can be downloaded as a pdf file and is accessible in Spanish It is part of the Reproductive Health Outlook/PATH project. http://www.rho.org/html/contraceptive_methods.htm


EngenderHealthFocus on DCs
EngenderHealth addresses family planning, maternal/child health, reproductive health care for women and men, post-abortion care, and the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and cervical cancer. The site includes fact sheets and online courses in reproductive health for health care staff who work in low-resource settings.
www.engenderhealth.org 


Family Health International Spanish French Russian Arabic Focus on DCs
Family Health International is committed to helping women and men have access to safe, effective, acceptable and affordable family planning methods. The site includes a Reproductive Health/HIV/AIDS search engine. It is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. http://www.fhi.org/


Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research Spanish French Focus on DCs
This site contains several full-text publications on health, reproductive healthcare and family planning, in English and French. The Foundation has a focus on Francophone regions, and developing and transitional countries. http://www.gfmer.ch/000_Homepage_En.htm


Global Reproductive Health Forum Focus on DCs
This site contains links to full-text information on maternal health, population and family planning, reproductive rights, contraception and abortion, plus an African-based reproductive health network and discussion lists. The site is maintained by the Harvard School of Public Health, U.S. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/


Human Reproduction: Clinical, Pathological and Pharmacological Correlations
This is a complete online course of human reproduction, including lectures, seminars, tests and answers, glossary, cases and review. It is maintained by the University of Utah, U.S. http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/human_reprod/


IntraHealth International, Inc.Focus on DCs
The organization's fields of interest are reproductive health, family planning and safe motherhood, with a target audience including healthcare programme managers, trainers of healthcare workers and healthcare providers in developing countries. The site provides the following full-text resources for health workers in developing countries (in pdf format): Using Distance Learning to Improve Reproductive Health Provider Performance; Postpartum and Newborn Care: A Self-Study Manual to Update Trainers of Traditional Birth Attendants; Progestin-Only Injectable Contraceptives; Infection Prevention in FP/MCH Clinics; and Where There is No Librarian-Organizing and Maintaining a Resource Collection. http://www.intrahealth.org/


Iron World Site Map Focus on DCs
The site has extensive fulltext (pdf) information and links to iron deficiency, anaemia and micronutrient health issues (assessment, intervention strategies, guidelines and policies). The site is maintained by the Iron Deficiency Project Advisory Service, based at Tufts University, U.S. http://www.micronutrient.org/IDPAS/SiteMap.html


JHPIEGOFocus on DCs
This site contains information about the organization and its projects. JHPIEGO currently works in 30 countries to improve performance of health professionals and promote education and training. JHPIEGO primarily works in the areas of reproductive, maternal and neonatal health, AIDS prevention and cervical cancer prevention. It is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, U.S. http://www.jhpiego.org/


Johns Hopkins University: Center for Communication Programs Focus on DCs
Johns Hopkins University: Center for Communication Programs This site includes POPLINE (a bibliographic database of population-related information), Netlinks (a database of over 2,500 reproductive health, population and development organizations). It also includes Tools for Life, a selection of materials for front-line community health workers and full-text issues of Population Reports, JHU's quarterly journal. Also available is Mediabank (a database of thousandsl of reproductive health posters and other materials worldwide) and Photoshare (a database of over 5,000 public health photos for organizations to use). The site contains a subject based 'topics' page (see http://www.jhuccp.org/topics/) and is maintained by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, U.S. http://www.jhuccp.org/


Medical Abortion: facts and information for healthcare professionals French Spanish Arabic Focus on DCs new
This site provides accurate information about medication abortion to health service providers. . Educational information is provided for women considering the option of medication abortion. The site is available in French, Spanish and Arabic and is maintained by Ibis Reproductive Health, USA. http://www.medicationabortion.org/index.html


Perinatal Educational Programme Focus on DCs
The site contains a series of training resources for health professionals in developing countries. The site also contains full-text manuals on newborn care, maternal care, and perinatal HIV/AIDS. It is maintained by the Perinatal Education Trust, Republic of South Africa. http://www.pepcourse.co.za/


Population Reference Bureau Spanish French Focus on DCs
The site contains an extensive selection of full text (pdf) articles and policy reports on topics including HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and family planning. It contains regional subject access and a key word search engine. Many of the materials are available in French and Spanish. http://www.prb.org/


PREMA-EUFocus on DCs
PREMA-EU is a network dealing with the problem of malaria control in pregnant women. The site includes a newsletter that can be downloaded in pdf format. Individuals can register to receive the print version of the newsletter and email updates. http://www.prema-eu.org/


Repro-ado French Focus on DCs
This site is in French only, and it provides health education and information on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. It includes reproductive information for individual countries in francophone West Africa. Repro-Ado is funded by the German Foundation for World Population. http://www.repro-ado.org/index.html


Reproductive Health Online (ReproLine) Spanish French Portuguese RussianFocus on DCs
This website provides information for reproductive healthcare providers and trainers in developing countries. It contains ready-to-use course material, presentation graphics, training tips, checklists for family planning, articles on reproductive health, full text manuals and links to related topics. Much of the content is available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian. It is maintained by JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/


ReproLine: Tools for Trainers Spanish French Portuguese Russian Focus on DCs
The site is a source of information for people who develop training courses in family planning, reproductive and public health. It includes case studies, course schedules, tutorials, presentation graphics and also a handbook for training courses (see http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/6read/6training/Tngworks/index.htm) The site is available in Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian and is maintained by JHPIEGO, U.S., an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. http://www.reproline.jhu.edu/english/5tools/5tools.htm


Reproductive Tract Infections Spanish Focus on DCs new
This site contains information related to the prevention and control of reproductive tract infections (including sexually transmitted infections) in low-resource settings. It contains information on clinical practices, an annotated bibliography, links to related sites and patient education presentations. The text can be downloaded as a pdf file and is accessible in Spanish It is part of the Reproductive Health Outlook/PATH project. http://www.rho.org/html/rtis.htm


Reproductive Tract Infection: An Introductory Overview Spanish French Focus on DCs
This resource consists of 13 fact sheets on sexually transmitted infections. They are intended for health promoters, program managers, and service providers. The factsheets are available in English and Spanish. The fact sheets were developed by the Thailand national office of the Population Council. http://www.popcouncil.org/rhfp/rti_fact_sheets/index.html


Sexual and Reproductive Health Papers Spanish French German Focus on DCs
The site contains several fulltext papers and manuals on sexual and reproductive health issues for developing countries. The original documents are in German although many of these documents have been translated into English, French and Spanish. The papers were developed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development.


WHO: Reproductive Health Resources Focus on DCs
This site contains summaries and, in most cases, links to fulltext, downloadable (pdf) files of numerous reproductive health publications from the WHO. The documents are geared toward developing and transitional countries and are organized by subject topic. http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/index.htm


WHO: Sexual Violence Research Initiative Focus on DCs new
This initiative provides information on prevention and management of sexual violence. It contains links to other websites and full-text publications on sexual violence and HIV, sexual violence in emergencies, and sexual violence and human rights. http://www.who.int/svri/en/

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