International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
Medical Rescue Botswana (http://www.mri.co.bw)
Provides emergency services and medical advice, training, and medical goods and
equipment.
National Center for Infectious Diseases Traveler's Health (Center for Disease
Control and Prevention) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)
Health information on specific destinations: outbreaks, diseases, vaccinations,
safe food and water, traveling with children, special needs, cruise ships and
air travel, and reference publications. Links to national and international health
departments and organizations, to the CDC Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
and to USDA/APHIS (importation of food, plant and animal products).
SAfAIDS--Southern Africa Aids
Information Dissemination Service (http://www.safaids.org)
SAfAIDS is a regional HIV/AIDS resource (RHR) established in 1994 and based in
Zimbabwe. The organization's goal is to disseminate HIV/AIDS information in order
to promote, inform and support appropriate responses to the epidemic in the fields
of HIV prevention, care, long-term planning and coping with the impact. Site
covers all of Southern Africa. Lists NGOs and government departments in Malawi,
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
U.S. Diplomatic
Mission to Botswana (http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/bc1/wwwhmain.html)
Features Embassy services, current news and events.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access
to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and
a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both
in the United States and for countries around the world.
Websites of U.S. embassies and consulates (http://usembassy.state.gov/)
Provides information on US government mission and services, and public and private
sector information on each country.
Afrika.no: the Index on Africa (The Norwegian Council for Africa) (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored
by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its
mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide. |