Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) UK Expand view 9 Elmdale Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1SL MIDIRS aims to be the central source of information relating to childbirth. It disseminates this information to midwives and others, both nationally and internationally thereby assisting them in improving maternity care MIDIRS disseminates information relating to childbirth to its members through Midwifery Digest and its Enquiry Service. Information is drawn from a database of over 83,000 articles, with about 500 new references being added each month. The database can be searched through MIDIRS website if you are a member. Membership costs £11.25/quarter (students), £14.25/quarter (UK-based individuals), £16.50/quarter (European-based individuals), and £18.25/quarter (for individuals from the rest of the world) http://www.midirs.org
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) Netherlands Expand view Vrolikstraat 453 - D 1092 TJ Amsterdam A network of groups and individuals in every continent who are working for and support reproductive rights for women everywhere and strives for women's right to self-determination in keeping with their freedom, dignity and personally-held values. The WGNRR resource centre is open to the public http://www.wgnrr.org
Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Suiluppo (AIDoS) Italy Expand view Via de Giubbonari 30 00186 Rome Works for women's empowerment through positive actions. Focusses on women's reproductive health, micro-enterprise development, female genital mutilation, institutional development and women's rights. The resource centre is open to the public
International Council of Nurses (ICN) Switzerland Expand view 3 place Jean-Marteau CH-1201 Geneva Provides support to national nurses assoicaitons in 112 member countries. http://www.icn.ch
European Forum on HIV, Children, Young People and Families UK Expand view 111-117 Lancaster Road London This is a multi disciplinary network of 13 collaborating centres in Europe. It includes NGOs, professionals, oung people and government agencies. It promotes the rights and needs and views of children and families. It operates within the UNCRC framework. It provides information, newsletters (5 languages) and bulletins. It conducts inter-country studies and projects on good practice,training and consultancy. It also organises seminars and conferences. Resource centre available on request. http://www.euskida.demon.co.uk/
Centro de Información y Servicios de Asesoria en Salud (CISAS)|International People's Health Council (IPHC) Nicaragua Expand view Apartado 3267 Managua CISAS is a health education organisation working through local and national groups to facilitate empowerment of people in order for them to take their health in their own hands. It is an organisation dedicated to capacity building. The Documentation centre is a national reference centre for PHC materials at low cost and is also open to the public http://www.codeni.org.ni/cisas.html
World Health Organization (WHO)|Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) Philippines Expand view United Nations Avenue 2932 1000 Manila Their mission is to support all countries and people in their quest to achieve the highest level of health, defined in the WHO constitution as a state of complete, physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The resource centre is open to health and development professionals http://www.wpro.who.int
Remedios AIDS Foundation Inc (RAF) Philippines Expand view PO Box EA-84 1066 Remedios Street Malete 1004, Manila RAF's vision is of a society where all people, regardless of gender age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or economic status have access to quality sexual and reproductive health care and are able to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights. Their mission is to provide quality sexual and reproductive health information and direct services to people with a focus on vulnerable individuals and communties affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. RAF aim to empower individuals and communities to practice healthy lifestyles and behaviours through the provision of quality sexual and reproductive health information, education and communication (IEC) programs and also to work towards sustained, functional, efficient organisational mechanisms that would respond to the needs of RAF. The RAF resource centre is open to the public http://www.remedios.com.ph
Development Bookshop UK Expand view c/o ITDG Publishing Bourton Hall Bourton-on-Dunsmore Rugby, Warwickshire CV23 9QZ DevelopmentBookshop.com is operated by Practical Action Publishing (the new trading name for Intermediate Technology Publications Ltd.) and offers a wide range of titles on international development and related issues from Practical Action Publishing and other publishers. Publishes a range of practical manuals, directories, bibliographies, case studies and three journals http://www.developmentbookshop.com
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Kenya Expand view AMREF Book Distribution Unit Langata Road PO Box 30125 Nairobi AMREF aims to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa, improve the quality of their lives and reduce poverty. It focuses on six priority intervention areas: HIV/AIDS, TB and Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Malaria; Safe Water and Basic Sanitation; Family Health; Clinical Services, Disaster Management and Emergency Response; and Training and Health Learning Materials. AMREF’s activities include: developing, testing and promoting the adoption of models for improving health and reducing poverty; training and capacity building at all levels; and contributing to the development of an environment that enables health and wealth improvement. AMREF has developed e-centres or online databases, providing access to thousands health information resources, and accessible from AMREF website. It also runs a bookshop offering a wide range of low-cost health learning materials http://www.amref.org
African Books Collective (ABC) UK Expand view PO Box 721 Oxford OX1 9EN African Books Collective, founded, owned and governed by African publishers, seeks to strengthen indigenous African publishing through collective action and to increase the visibility and accessibility of the wealth of African scholarship and culture. ABC markets and distributes African published books globally outside Africa, and publishes resource material for African book and publishing communities. ABC stocks largely English language titles in 56 subject disciplines, including health and development. Some 150 new titles are added each year. There is an emphasis on scholarly and academic books, literature, and general culture titles. There are a small number of children’s titles in Swahili, and some titles in French. http://www.africanbookscollective.com
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) USA Expand view 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 302 Washington, DC 20036 ICRW is an nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving the lives of women, promoting equality and human rights and contributing to the improvement of their economic and social status. It undertakes evidence-based, action-orientated research, provides technical assistance to organisations and governments and advocates for effective policies and programmes. Publishes extensively around violence against women, poverty, nutrition, human rights, governance and HIV and AIDS. Many publications can be downloaded from the website. http://www.icrw.org
Women, Ink.|International Women's Tribune Centre USA Expand view 777 United Nations Plaza New York NY 10017 Women, Ink. distributes resources on women and development. It aims to give visibility to books published in the South, and topics include: armed conflicts and peace process, media and information, communication technologies and gender and institutions, health and reproductive rights. Includes publications from international organisations and small presses in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Books can be ordered online. http://www.womenink.org
