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Community health links

  1. Health Organisations
    1.1 Broad Health Orgs
    Christian, Secular, Faith based
    1.2 Individual CH Orgainsations
    Christian, Secular
    1.3 Specific Health Topics
    HIV/AIDS, Dental, TB, Other
    1.4 Support Organisations - funding, etc
  2. Allied orgs - other development aspects
    Christian, Secular
  3. Churches / Denominations / Missions
  4. Communication

 

1. Health Organisations

1.1 Broad Health Orgs

Christian

HealthServe
Branch of Christian Medical Fellowship. Mobilising Christians Healthcare Mission.
HealthServe Useful Links page National Christian Medcial Dental Associations
On HealthServe site
International Christian Medical Dental Member Organisations

On HealthServe site
Nurses Christian Fellowship Contacts, Associates & Member Bodies

On HealthServe site
7th Day Adventist Int Med Soc
Christian Connections for International Health (CHIH)
est 1987, USA based internat Network - Christians and secular Networking
About CCIH

MORE LINKS HERE
Christian Medical Server

An interdenominational Russian Christian medical web source. Containing translated Russian medical publications and information regarding medical movements in the CIS
Christian Nurses and Midwives (CNM)

UK assoc, uses UCCF basis of faith
Christian Student Nurses and Midwives (CSNM)

As CNM
Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI)

Interdenominational, est 1894, Virginia, USA
Christian Therapists Network (CTN)

UK 2000 Allied Health Professions Network. Publishes INTERACT jointly with TSCF.
Therapy Students Christian Fellowship (TSCF)

UCCF affiliated, linked to CTN, above
Christians in Caring Professions (CiCP)

Interdenom, UK
Christians in Health Care (CHC)

UK interdisciplinary hospital fellowships. Guidance for Overseas service. Director Haward Lyons.
Christian Wellness Association

USA, support of Christian Health Professionals
Medical Mobilizers

USA support of health professionals, including marriage counselling and overseas mission opportunities
Home of the Christian & Wholeness Network (CHAWN)
Dan Fountain, USA
Healthcare Christian Fellowship International (HCFI)

International Christian Medical and Dental Assoc ICMDA
Based in S Africa
Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI)

UK office

Secular

Medic Assist International (MAI)
Medic Assist International is a Voluntary Medical Assistance Organisation, dedicated - through partnerships - to building capacity in indigenous healthcare facilities among peoples suffering persecution and oppression. Doctors from UK train national health workers.
WHO | About WHO

Faith based

Medical Ethics Alliance Coalition of Hippocratic and World Faiths' medical organisations. UK based. Publishes Ethics and Wisdom in Medcine (on line)

 

1.2 Individual CH orgs

Christian

asha-India

Secular

 

1.3 Specific Health Topics

HIV/AIDS

Christian HIV/AIDS Alliance (CHAA) Ecumenical Advocacy Advocacy Alliance HIV and AIDS Campaign
See EAA, under churches, below
AIDSchannel.org of oneworld.net
International AIDS Society
Geneva. The International AIDS Society, IAS represents the world???s professional society for scientists, health care and public health workers, and others engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care.
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development
The UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development is a group of more than 70 UK based organisations which work together to understand and develop effective approaches to the problems created by the HIV epidemic in developing countries. It enables each agency to bring its own experience to be shared and used to help all the members improve their responses to the epidemic, through: information exchange ??? networking ??? advocacy ??? and campaigning.
WHO The 3 by 5 Initiative
"3 by 5??? is the global TARGET to get three million people living with HIV/AIDS in developing and middle income countries on antiretroviral treatment (ART) by the end of 2005. It is a step towards the GOAL of providing universal access of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for all who need them as a human right.

Dental

HomeChristian Dental Fellowship (CDF) UK

TB

TB Alert
UK charity, good LINKS page
TB Alert LINKS

Other

Network of Christians in Psychology (NeCIP)
Cross Denomination, est 1989, Leicester, UK
Enablement

Netherlands base, disability, OT.
International Substance Abuse & Addiction Coalition (ISAAC)
UK based international Christian network

 

1.4 Support Organisations - funding, etc

ECHO International Healthcare (ECHO)
UK, Non trading support
MemCare by Radio, a ministry of Trans World Radio
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc (IMA)
USA based medical supplies, now with larger vision. Est 1960. Wide prostestant membership
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Global Connections
UK evangelical Christian network for world mission
The People In Aid Website
Stewardship

 

2. Allied Organisations - other development aspects

Christian

The Association of Evangelical Relief & Development Organizations (AERDO)
USA based, Salvation army, World Vision, Food for the Hungry, etc
Christian Outreach Relief and Development (CORD)
CORD (Christian Outreach, Relief and Development) is a UK based Christian relief and development agency, working to improve the living standards for vulnerable and marginalised people in some of the world???s poorest and neediest areas. Established in 1967
The Micah Challenge
Micah Network - The Micah Network About Viva Network

Secular

id21 - communicating development research
id21 is enabled by the UK Government Department for International Development (www.dfid.gov.uk) and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies (www.ids.ac.uk/ids), at the University of Sussex, UK.
DFID - UK Department for International Development
Institute of Development Studies
Sussex University, UK
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF

 

3. Churches / Denominations / Missions

Ecumenical Advocasy Alliance
Inter church, inc World Council of Churches. Advocacy about trade and HIV/AIDS, etc. Based in Switzerland
Churches' Commission on Mission (CCOM)

Part of Churches together in Britain and Ireland. Interdenominational, inc Cof E.
Evangelical Alliance (EA) UK

Organisations without a healthcare Interest (HealthServe site)

BMS World Mission

The Micah Network

World Evangelical Alliance - a global network of evangelicals

OSCAR - UK Information Service for World Mission

Lausanne Covenant

 

4. Communication

Open Knowledge Network of onewold.net ItrainOnline
Affiliated to oneworld.net
Healthnet - SATELLIFE : The Global Health Information Network

USA based. Linked to healthnetworks in many countries
Community Health Global Network

International Network for the availablility of Scientific Publications (INASP)

International Institute for Communication and Development IICD

oneworld.net affiliated. Empowering people through ICT devnt, including health network
Bellanet International Secretariat - Collaboration / development

The Association for Progressive Communications ICT

Information and Communication Technology
MediaChannel.org OneWorld
PRIME International
Learning together for better health care from a christian perspective, John Caroe
Aid Workers Network

practical advice for aid workers by aid workers
SHARED Global - SHARing Point Server

Access to medline and other searchable data bases / journals Dutch Funded
Big World