ACCU implements various programmes in the fields of CULTURE, BOOK DEVELOPMENT and LITERACY PROMOTION through co-production of various materials and personnel training. in close co-operation with the UNESCO Member States, related organizations and experts in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia-Pacific Literacy Database contains illustrated abstracts of promotional materials of which 128 (as of 27/10/97) are on the subject of "health & sanitation".
Blair Research Institute (made up of Blair Research Laboratory in the capital Harare and De Beers Laboratory, a sister laboratory 450 km to the South - East of Harare) is a national centre of Biomedical and Essential Health Systems Research which targets research on malaria, schistosomiasis, communicable diseases, water and sanitation technology, health delivery systems, AIDS/HIV and STDs.
Non-profit organization focussing on community health, disability, child-to-child approaches, awareness raising about poor health, networking, and development and distribution of educational materials on health and human rights (e.g. David Werner's “Where There Is No Doctor “).
Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is the principal activity of the US-based People to People Health Foundation, Inc. It conducts medical training and health care education programs, policy research, and humanitarian assistance programs on five continents including North America. Project HOPE spends $80 million annually in 20-30 countries. This site links to brief descriptions of country programmes, policy research and the contents pages of Health Affairs journal.
Arsenic Project (Harvard University) - Study and Remediation of Chronic Arsenic Poisoning
Established in 1998 to study and address the arsenic problem faced by Bangladesh and other countries, building on existing work in Taiwan and in Inner Mongolia. Provides extensive list of references and links to arsenic problems worldwide, health effects and remediation methods.
US EPA - Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water - Arsenic page
This non-profit international development group, based in Costa Rica, promotes the use of oral rehydration salts (ORS) in developing countries. Their site is claimed to be the world's largest knowledge base on diarrhoea and diarrhoea management. It provides access to all issues of Dialogue on Diarrhoea (1980-1995); fact sheets and background information on dehydration, rehydration, diarrhoea and breastfeeding; FAQs, news, and an extensive list of links.
Selected publications and documents on Diarrhoeal Diseases (including cholera) (WHO)
The Foundation was established in 1993 to act as a "entre of Excellence to deal with all aspects of fluoride and fluorosis as well as to mitigate the disease in India". It operates a Fluorosis Diagnostic Facility, conducts research and provides training and information services. The website includes brief bcakground information fluorosis and its mitigation, frequently asked questions, and a list of publications on fluoride toxicity & fluorosis.
