Related Links
We have collected an extensive list of online resources related to international health and medical missions. The links are organized into different categories and can be viewed by selecting a category from the list in the right-hand column below.
- Medical Mission Organizations
- Medical Equipment and Medication
- Finding Medical Mission Opportunities
- General and Medical Information
- Haiti - Medical Mission Organizations
- Haiti - Places of Service
- Haiti - General Information
- Haiti - Medical Information
- Dominican Republic - Medical Mission Organizations
- Dominican Republic - Places of Service
- Dominican Republic - General Information
- Dominican Republic - Medical Information
- Guatemala- Medical Mission Organizations
- Guatemala- Places of Service
- Guatemala- General Information
- Guatemala- Medical Information
- Honduras - Medical Mission Organizations
- Honduras - Places of Service
- Honduras - General Information
- Honduras - Medical Information
- Belize - Medical Mission Organizations
- Belize - Places of Service
- Belize - General Information
- Belize - Medical Information
- Show All Links
Link Categories
Select a category from below to view the related list of links.
General and Medical Information
|
ACQUIRE Project (Access, Quality, and Use in Reproductive Health) The ACQUIRE Project is designed to meet the critical global challenges of the rising number of women of reproductive age who need family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) care. The ACQUIRE Project is working to advance and support facility-based RH/FP services by increasing clients' access to quality services, improving service providers' ability to offer such services, and strengthening the environment in which health care staff provide services. |
|
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the principal organization in the United States representing scientists, clinicians and others with interests in the prevention and control of tropical diseases through research and education. |
|
Annotated list of International Health Related Websites Links to about 100 sites for people interested in international health. |
|
Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) CSIH is a national non-governmental organization that works domestically and internationally to reduce global health inequities and strengthen health systems. |
|
CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Health Information This is the part of CDC's website that provides information and recommendations about travel to various countries. Other parts of the CDC website are also very useful. |
|
CIA Factbook Provides a wealth of information on every country, including demographics, political and economic structures, communications, transportation, etc. |
|
Diseases in the Developing World EurekAlert!'s Disease in the Developing World module is hosted on EurekAlert!, the science news site run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The module is designed to serve both the media and members of the public. It features breaking news, a calendar of upcoming events, a glossary and other links and resources pertaining to disease in the developing world. The site also contains current research papers regarding diseases and a list of health experts to contact. |
|
Family Health International (FHI) Formed in 1971, Family Health International (FHI) is among the largest and most established nonprofit organizations active in international public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in family health. |
|
Global Health Atlas The Global Health Atlas is an interactive world map where you decide what indicators for a particular country you would like to display. For example, in the health category, you can find out the child mortality rate under five, the number of teenage pregnancies, how many doctors are in a country, number of malaria and tuberculosis cases, etc. |
|
Global Health Directory The Directory provides accurate and up-to-date information about hundreds of organizations worldwide working to improve global health. You can search, update or add information about your organization. |
|
Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) GHEC is a consortium of faculty and health care educators dedicated to international health education in U.S. and Canadian medical schools and residency programs. Founded in 1991 as IHMEC, it is GHEC's mission to foster international health medical education in four program areas - curriculum, clinical training, career development, and international education policy. |
|
Health Information for Travelers to the Caribbean National Center for Infectious Disease offers vaccination recommendatins and travel medicine information for the Caribbean, including Dominican Republic and Haiti. Also includes current information on disease outbreaks. |
|
Hesperian Foundation The Hesperian Foundation is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Our first book, Where there is no doctor, is considered to be one of the most accessible and widely used community health books in the world. Twenty community health books in English and Spanish available online for free download in PDF format. |
|
Hospitals Around the World: Latin America and the Caribbean Index of hospitals worldwide. Latin America/Caribbean index includes Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
|
InterAction: American Council for Voluntary International Action InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. With more than 160 members operating in every developing country, they work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all. |
|
International Disability Educational Alliance Network (IDEAnet) IDEAnet is a global community of individuals and institutions working together on issues of importance to people with disabilities. The mission of IDEAnet is to foster collaborative efforts to assist people with disabilities worldwide in achieving their full potential. |
|
International Health Regulations (IHR) The purpose of the International Health Regulations is to ensure the maximum security against the international spread of diseases. Revised May 2005. |
|
International Hospital Federation With membership encompassing over one hundred countries, IHF is a leading international center for the cross-fertilisation of ideas in health care policy, finance and management. They maintain an official relationship with the World Health Organization and close links with the World Medical Association and the International Council of Nurses. |
|
John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences The Fogarty International Center, the international component of the NIH, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships. |
|
Latin American and Caribbean Regional Health Sector Reform Initiative The Initiative's main objective is to promote more equitable and effective delivery of basic health services by supporting regional activities for informed decision-making on health policy and management, health financing, health services improvement, decentralization and institutional development. |
|
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin. LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. |
|
Library of Congress Country Studies The site gives very detailed information on countries' geography, society, economy, transportation, communications, government, politics and history. |
|
MD Travel Health Travel health information, specifically targeted to physicians travelling internationally. |
|
Medsend Project MedSend offers student loan repayment grants to healthcare professionals who are headed for career medical missions service under the authority of a recognized missions sending agency. Medsend also develops funding to repay educational loans for healthcare workers as they minister among the underserved at home and abroad. |
|
Overseas Short-Term Mission Trip Resources Directory An annotated listing of organizations, sources of supplies, books, websites and other information regarding overseas short-term mission trips and followup activities. Compiled by H. Bruce Carr. |
|
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) An international public health agency with almost 100 years of experience working to improve health and living standards of the people of the Americas. It enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system, serving as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, and as the health organization of the Inter-American System. |
|
Pan American Health Organization Country Health Profiles Health information for countries in the Americas. |
|
Portals to the World Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. |
|
Private Voluntary Organization Registry Searchable database of international private voluntary organizations provided by USAID. Searchable by country or organization name, also by keyword. |
|
Spanish For Medical Study Abroad Program Spanish for Medical provides Medical Spanish Immersion programs in Costa Rica for the Medical Professional. Lodging includes home stays, guest houses or hotels. |
|
Swinfen Charitable Trust-- telemedicine The Swinfen Charitable Trust connects physicians and their patients in poor or remote parts of the world with specialists who offer medical advice on specific cases. |
|
The Global Health Delivery (GHD) Project The GHD Project was launched in 2007, spearheaded by Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer and Michael Porter. The goal of the GHD Project is to develop a new generation of tools to capture knowledge about program design and implementation’s impact on positive health outcomes and rapidly disseminate innovations to practitioners. The GHD Project includes GHD Studies, a newly designed health care delivery curriculum, and GHD Online, the use of the Internet to enable worldwide communication and information sharing among practitioners. |
|
Travel Health Online Resource of information about travel, countries, vaccines, infectious diseases, etc. |
|
U.N. Relief Web ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Great information about countries. |
|
U.S. State Department Travel Information and Advisories Provides Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets and Public Announcements about virtually every country in the world. |
|
UNICEF The mission of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is to promote the survival, protection, and development of all children worldwide through fundraising, advocacy, and education. |
|
World Health Organization (WHO) WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Site contains useful health information. |
|
Yahoo/International Relief and Development Links Dedicated to bringing medical help and hope to least reached people in underdeveloped nations. |