Economic Rural Development Society (ERDS) India Expand view 6 Kiron Sankar Roy Road Ground Floor, Room 3, Calcutta 700 001 ERDS aims at the process of change particularly for the weaker sections of the population. It also aims to bring about an integrated and comprehensive socio-economic development, as well as to enhance its awareness among the rural people. The developmental activities being implemented by ERDS include sustainable agriculture, women and child development, education for all children, and elevation of the status of elderly people in society. Their resource centre is open to the public http://www.erds.org
Britain Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT) Nepal Expand view PO Box 9 Morang-Biratnagar BNMT aims to assist the people of Nepal to improve their health by working in partnership with the Ministry of Health, international and local NGOs, and local communities to establish and maintain sustainable basic health, empowerment, advocacy and intitutional development and strengthening
Tata Institute of Social Sciences|Department of Health Services Studies India Expand view PO Box 8313 Sion-Trombay Road Deonor, Mumbai Its objectives are to maintain and develop the Department of Health Services Studies as a teaching, research and consultancy department; to organise teaching in the field of Health and Hospital Management, with a view to providing professional personnel in the field of health and hospital managment; to organise research in the field of Social Science and Management Science applied to healthcare; to train students in research with a view of promoting the growth of knowledget; to contribute to the formulation of health and related policies; to publish books, monographs, periodicals and papers; to arrange lectures, seminars, conferences, symposia; to co-operate with other organisations to undertake action projects in the area of health and hospital management; and to demonstrate new areas of practice and strategies in the delivery of healthcare. The resource centre is open to the public http://www.tiss.edu
National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research India Expand view Olatpur Post-Bairoi Dist-Cuttack Orissa 754 010 The ojectives are to undertake, sponsor or co-ordinate the training for rehabilitation personnel; to conduct, sponsor , co-ordinate or subsidise research on biomedical engineering, surgical or medical procedures for orthopedically handicapped; to promote, distribute, subsidise the manufacture of prototype designed aid appliances; to develop models of service delivery programmes for rehabilitation; to undertake vocational training, placement and rehabilitation of the physically handicapped; to document and disseminate information on disability and rehabilitation in India and abroad; and to undertake any other action in the area of rehabilitation. The resource centre is open to the public
Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu (SPASTN) India Expand view Opp. T.T.T.I., Taramani Road Chennai 600 113 Tamil Nadu SPASTN has disabled members of staff and management. SPASTN's technical support consists of a multidisciplinary team of a special educator, physiotherapist and a speech therapist who extend their services to other NGOs and screening camps for assessment and intervention. One year postgraduate and undergrad uate courses, as well as short courses are offered to government workers. Tailor made courses are offered to other NGOs. SPASTN activities include the production of paper-based special furnitur e; the distribution of prosthetic and orthotic devices, special seating, jams, jellies, sauces, candles, shirts, leather goods; hospital based newborn screening. The organisation has a resource centre and an enquiry service which is accessible by letter or telephone. The resource centre is not open to the public
South India AIDS Action Programme (SIAAP) India Expand view 4 First Street Kamaraj Avenue Adyar Chennai 600 020 SIAAP's aim is to help communities affected by HIV/AIDS to cope with the epidemic. Its objectives are to assist the development of community organisations as a complement to the NGO sector; improve the quality of service delivery through development and implementation of specific services; to influence policy towards better practice in HIV; to strengthen the community networks of people affected by HIV/AIDS; and to develop a centre of professional trainers for HIV in the region. The resource centre is open to the public
Training Organisation for Research and Counselling in Health (TORCH) India Expand view 45, Friends Colony East, Plot No 2 New Delhi - 110 065 TORCH is committed to reducerisk-taking behaviour and prevent the transmission of and infection with HIV in vulnerable groups through the process of informaion giving, training of peer educators, networking, advocacy and programme development. TORCH runs the NACO AIDS hotline for the Delhi region. It is also working with street children to reduce HIV risk-taking behaviour, with the support of CAPS and UCSF. It also provides a counselling service. Their resource centre is not open to the public
Action Research and Training for Health (ARTH) India Expand view 39 Fateipura Udaipur 313004 ARTH's goal is to contribute to the improvement of health status among underpriveleged communities in India. It achieves this by carrying out operations research for enhancing access and quality of health care, applying research findings to health policies and programmes, training health providers and managers, providing reproductive and child health services and supporting efforts to improve women's social, educational and economic status. The resource centre is not open to the public
Community Based Rehabilitation Development and Training Centre (CBRDTC) Indonesia Expand view CBR Centre LU Adisucipto KM7, Colomadu Surakarta 57176 CBR is involved in efforts to change community behaviour (attitudes, knowledge and skills ), including that of people with disabilities, to enable the community to participate effectively in programmes concerning disability issues and the improvement of the quality of life of PWDs. The resource centre is open to the public
Friends of the Breathless Foundation India Expand view 6 Ankita Aptt SNO260/2/16 Aunah, Pune 411007 Works in the fields of asthma, TB, occupational health, HIV/AIDS and disaster medicine. Focusses on advocacy, patient education, information dissemination promotion of networking materials production, distribution, adaptation and translation
Alternative for India Development (AID) India Expand view No. 1 VGN Nagar, Iyyappan Thangal Chennai 600 056 This organisation aims to empower poor people to deal with their problems by themselves; to provide training, information and resource support for the strengthening of grassroots organisations; to promote education and health for all; and to enhance livelihoods. Their resource centre is open to the public http://www.aidindia.net/
Department of Health Papua New Guinea Expand view PO Box 807 Waigani The resource centre is open to public
Philippines NGO Support Program (PHANSuP) Philippines Expand view Mezzanine Brickville Condominium 28 N. Domingo Street New Manila 1112 Quezon City Aims to limit the spread of HIV and the impact of AIDS in order to enhance the quality of life of indivivduals, families and communities by mobilising and actively building the capacity of NGOs and comunity-based organisations to develop, implement and improve their reprodctive health programmes. PHANSuP provides comprehensive support including financial, organisational and technical support to NGOs, and CBOs, local units of professional associations to build their capacity to carry out effective sustainable responses to reproductive and sexual health and HIV/AIDS. The resource centre will open in June 2002
College of Occupational Therapists UK Expand view 106-114 Borough High Street Southwark SE1 1LB Aims to provide a clear identity for all its members through the provision of the highest standard of expert, professional opinion and advice, informed by research, scholarship, innovation and the promotion of excellence in practice. The College is concerned with the achievement of healthy outcomes through occupation. The resource centre is not open to the public http://www.cot.co.uk
The Leprosy Mission International (TLMI) UK Expand view 80 Windmill Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 OQH TLMI's mission is to minister in the name of Christ to the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of individuals and communities disadvantaged by leprosy, working with them to uphold human dignity and eradicate leprosy. Their resource centre is open to the public http://www.leprosymission.org