Resources for Low-Cost, Affordable, Practical Healthcare

Below is information from the Hesperian book "Where There is No Doctor" - "Addresses for Teaching Materials" - http://hesperian.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en_wtnd_2011/en_wtnd_2011_resc.pdf


From that link above, here are the links.  You might be particularly interested in these if you are striving for low-cost affordable healthcare, no matter where you live.  Some of these have newsletters you can subscribe to.  The link above explains each of the below in more detail.

• Hesperian Health Guides -  http://hesperian.org/
• African Medical and Research Foundation -  http://www.amref.org/
• Arab Resource Collective -  http://www.mawared.org/ (In Arabic, but Google can translate)
• Child-to-Child Trust -  http://www.child-to-child.org/
• Christian Medical Association of India -  http://www.cmai.org/
• DEMOTECH – Designs for Self-Reliance -  http://www.demotech.org/
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC) -  http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Pages/default.aspx
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) -  http://www.ippf.org/en/
• Media/Materials Clearinghouse -  http://www.m-mc.org/
• Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) -  http://www.vhai.org/
• World Neighbors International Headquarters -  http://www.wn.org/site/c.buITJ7NRKsLaG/b.6248395/k.BEF1/Home.htm
• Alcoholics Anonymous -  http://www.aa.org/
• ENDA – Environmental Development Action in the Third World -  http://www.endatiersmonde.org/ (In French, but Google can translate)
• Health Action Information Network (HAIN) -  http://www.hain.org/
• Helen Keller International -  http://www.hki.org/
• Nutrition Center of the Philippines -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Nutrition_Council_(Philippines) also  http://www.nnc.gov.ph/
• Practical Action -  http://practicalaction.org/
• Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC) -  http://www.talcuk.org/

If you have more listings, please contact Hesperian from where all this information came from.  They might consider adding your information or link at some time.  Contact Hesperian at  http://hesperian.org/

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