Global Organizations
by Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
University of Washington
Subsaharan
Africa Studies Resources
UW Faculty
with Expertise in Africa Studies
Seattle Area
Health
Alliance International (HAI) is a non-profit, private voluntary
organization. It was originally established to assist Mozambican institutions
in addressing the enormous health needs of their country; over time,
the scope of the organization has expanded to include work in regions
around the world. The philosophy of HAI is based on the desire to assist
disenfranchised people worldwide by providing teaching, service, and
critical material resources. The organization's goals also include
educating American citizens about social, economic, and political issues
in the developing world, as well as at the domestic level.
The International AIDS
Research and Training Program (IARTP)
The University of Washington
has established collaborative AIDS research projects with institutions
in Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, and Thailand. The IARTP only funds candidates
from these countries, with preference given to those who are directly
affiliated with the collaborative research programs involving University
of Washington investigators. IARTP supports an average of 4-5 new MPH
degree students, 1 or 2 US post-doctoral fellows, and 3-5 short-term
scholars per year, with ongoing support ranging from 3 months to 4
years. The IARTP is funded by the Fogarty
International Center, National Institutes of Health.
USA
The International
Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) was established
as a 501(c)(3) nongovernmental, nonprofit, charitable organization
under the vision and leadership of the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan
to reduce hunger and poverty, empower the local community by raising
the standard of literacy, and to foster cultural, social, and economic
relations between Americans and Africans, particularly those Americans
who are of African decent .
International
African Malaria
Network Trust
In 1995 at a conference held in Arusha,Tanzania,
81 malaria researchers drawn from Africa,Europe and North America establishen
the Africa Malaria Vaccine Testing Network (AMVTN) in order to prepare
Africa for planning, undertaking and coordinating malaria vaccine trials.
Before its dissolution, AMVTN organized three international conferences,
asminar; trained over 200 Africa scientists in aspects relevant to
international trials (e.g.ethcs,GCP, study design, data management,
molecular biology and immunology); published seminar proceedings, a
directory of potential institutions for testing malaria vaccines in
Africa, abiannual newsletter and established aweb-site. AMANET which
was incorporated in Tanzania on 14th march 2002 is the legal successor
to AMVTN.
Africa
South of the Sahara - Women
Extensive resource for information
about women in Africa. Contains links to informational and organizational
websites dealing with a wide range of topics.
Centre for Development
and Population Activities (CEDPA)
The Centre for Development and
Population Activities (CEDPA) is a women-focused nonprofit international
organization founded in 1975. CEDPA's mission is to empower women at
all levels of society to be full partners in development.
Uganda
AIDS Commission (UAC)
Recognizing that HIV/AIDS has
causes and consequences beyond the health sector, the Government
of Uganda developed and adopted the Multi-sectoral Approach to the
Control of AIDS (MACA). The MACA policy and strategy stipulates that "all
Ugandans have an individual and collective responsibility to be actively
involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities, in a coordinated
manner, at the various administrative and political levels up to
the grassroots." The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) was established
by Statute of Parliament in 1992 and placed under the Office of the
President to coordinate the multi-sectoral efforts.
WIDNET Africa
Women
in Development Network's page of resources on Africa. Contains information
on communications, health, nutrition, and other issues.
The World Bank
in Africa
The World Bank is the principal development partner
of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank is working to help Africans help themselves—and
their environment—by providing resources, sharing knowledge,
building capacity, and forging partnerships in the public and private
sectors.
World Health Organization,
Regional Office for Africa
“The launch of the website
marks the latest step in our vision to improve access to information
on the activities and programmes of the Organization in the African
Region” ; Dr. E. M. Samba - Regional Director
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