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Health: South Africa

Includes ministries of health in country concerned, public health, and health care systems.

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 African & Middle Eastern Division,
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ANC Publications (African National Congress) (http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pubs/l)
Links to its weekly online publication ANC Today as well as to Mayibuye, Parliamentary Bulletin, Umrabulo, and Sephadi.

Catholic Diocese of Eshowe (http://www.smom-za.org/eshowe/eshowe.htm)
Presents history, schools, health care, etc.; also provides links to the Catholic Internet and e-mail directory of southern Africa.

Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (http://www.csvr.org.za)
Non-governmental organization based in Johannesburg and operating since1989. Presents many full text articles on such topics as prisons, crime, rape, gangs, children, education, health, industry, etc.

Community HEART (Manchester, U.K.)(Health Education And Reconstruction Training) (http://www.community-heart.org.uk/)
Manages a book donation project for schools in South Africa, sends computers to schools, also has math, art, nutrition projects. In English and German.

Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
“The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty.” Search by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites and documents.

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.

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.

ScoutWeb South Africa (http://www.scouting.org.za)
Links to newsletter, activities, events, regional scout group webpages, Scout Association and HIV/AIDS Programme, etc.

South African Internet Resources (http://www.anc.org.za/sanet.html)
Extensive coverage of all topics. Links to all levels of government, national, regional, international associations, societal and environmental issues, etc.

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.

Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on 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/home-page/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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