Communities of practice
Networking
Up to date links to e-forums and discussion lists on tropical diseases world wide.
29 Sep 2008
Bioinformatics World Wide
Bioinformatics World Wide is the online meeting place for scientists to gather, talk and find out about the latest scientific news and events. It is a complete service package and is completely free. Please see http://www.bioinformaticsworldwide.com
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22 Jul 2008
The Discussion Forum on Chagas' Disease
The forum is one of several organized by the Argentine Federation of Cardiology through its Forum on Continuing Education. Active since 1999, it brings together leading investigators of Chagas Disease from American and European countries. There are active exchanges of opinions in Spanish and Portuguese on different aspects of the disease. Abstracts and bibliographies are also submitted. The forum is available for health care professionals to share.
Please see http://fac.org.ar/mailman/listinfo/chagas-pcvc.
10 Jul 2008
HPV Vaccine Global Community
The HPV Vaccine Global Community is an online global network of people who share an interest in preventing cervical cancer and in the role of HPV vaccines in health programmes. It uses the internet to share and exchange knowledge, ideas and resources.
Please see http://hpv-vaccines.net/default.aspx.
13 Jun 2008
The South-South Initiative for Tropical Disease Research
SSI was designed to facilitate sharing of resources among research groups in Latin America, Asia and Africa in order to increase competitiveness and optimize scientific opportunities. The SSI was introduced in March 2001 in Harare, Zimbabwe, on behalf of the Committee of Pathogenesis and Applied Genomics (PAG) of TDR, to harness the diverse research and training capability in disease-endemic countries. Please see http://www.ssi-tdr.net/index.php.
13 Jun 2008
Malaria Matters
Malaria Matters is a blog devoted to the subject of malaria, written by Bill Brieger, Professor in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins University, USA. His blog also features many interesting responses and further comments are welcomed. Please see http://www.malariafreefuture.org/blog.
12 Jun 2008
HIF-net
HIF-net (Health Information Forum) is a global email discussion group that addresses issues of access to information for researchers and health professionals in developing and emerging countries. For further details, please see www.dgroups.org/groups/HIF-net. To join, send an email to hif-net-admin@dgroups.org - with your name, job title, organisation and brief description of professional interests.
7 May 2008
HIFA2015
HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015) is a global email discussion group with the following goal: By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider. The group has a focus on the information and learning needs of family carers, primary health workers, and district-level health professionals in developing and emerging countries. For further details, please see www.dgroups.org/groups/HIFA2015. To join, send an email to hifa2015-admin@dgroups.org - with your name, job title, organisation and brief description of professional interests.
6 May 2008
CHILD2015
CHILD2015 is a global email discussion group with the following goal: By 2015, every child worldwide will have access to an informed healthcare provider. The group has a focus on the child healthcare information and learning needs of family carers, primary health workers, and district-level health professionals in developing and emerging countries. For further details, please see www.dgroups.org/groups/CHILD2015/. To join, send an email to child2015-admin@dgroups.org - with your name, job title, organisation and brief description of professional interests.
5 May 2008
HR4D-net
HR4D-net (Health Research for Development) is a global email discussion group dedicated to promoting health research to improve the health of people in developing and emerging countries. For further details, please see www.dgroups.org/groups/HR4D-net. To join, send an email to hr4d-net-admin@dgroups.org - with your name, job title, organisation and brief description of professional interests.
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