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Related Websites

Governmental/Intergovernmental

Center for International Health Information website has country health profiles and information about USAID programs.

Child Health and Development website of the WHO’s Child Health and Development branch contains information about Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), acute respiratory infections, childhood diarrheal disease, cholera and more.

Pan-American Health Organization website contains many useful features including publications and country health profiles.

UNICEF, founded in 1946, advocates and works for the protection of children's rights and helps the young meet their basic needs. The website has extensive information on child health including the annual State of the World’s Children and Progress of Nations reports.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees site contains statistics and images of refugee and internally displaced children.

World Bank site has extensive information on poverty and child health.

World Health Organization site has a wide range of health information and reports.

Emergency/Disaster/Humanitarian Assistance

ReliefWeb is the world’s premier electronic clearinghouse on humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. The site provides frequent situation updates, country background information and more.

Sphere Project, launched by a group of humanitarian agencies has developed a set of universal minimum standards in core areas  (water supply & sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter & site planning and health services) of humanitarian assistance.

Nongovernmental (NGO)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its Section on International Child Health contain a searchable Directory of Overseas Opportunities for Pediatricians.

Child Family Health International provides free surgery and healthcare to children and families. Has electives for medical students and residents.

International Pediatric Association promotes "friendship among pediatricians of all countries, to better the health of all children throughout the world."

International Pediatric Chat is a live virtual pediatric education community with members from over 124 countries.

PedsCCM: International Child Health provides information for health care professionals interested in international child health, particularly as it relates to pediatric intensive care.

Travel

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site has superb travel health recommendations, easy to use country-by-country info (e.g. malaria prophylaxis), plus general information on staying healthy abroad, publications and disease information.

Columbus World Travel Guide provides country-by-country information.

Travel Health On-line has lots of useful travel information including country information, travel clinic locations and travel health concerns.

Universal Currency Converter gives current exchange rates for many currencies.

Educational/Training

Healthlink Worldwide works to improve the health of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information (e.g. low cost international health publications including Child Health Dialogue).

Humanitarian Assistance Training Inventory (maintained by ReliefWeb) lists training materials and activities offered by United Nations Agencies, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, IGOs, NGOs, Bilateral Aid Agencies and Academic & Training Institutions.

International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC) is a consortium of faculty and health care educators dedicated to international health education in U.S. and Canadian medical schools and residency programs.

Medicusmundi's Health Training site provides a comprehensive searchable listing of international health courses/programs. 

MEDWEB is a catalogue of health related websites.

United States Department of State website has passport, visa and travel warning information. It also lists hospitals and doctors in various nations.

Volunteering

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its Section on International Child Health contain a searchable Directory of Overseas Opportunities for Pediatricians.

Health Volunteers Overseas is dedicated to improving the availability and quality of health care in developing countries through training and education. HVO places pediatricians for one month teaching assignments in developing countries.

International Medical Volunteers Association website gives details about international volunteer opportunities and maintains a "bank" of volunteers seeking international health assignments. It also offers practical advice on how to find and choose compatible assignments and how to work efficiently in under-resourced areas.