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Healthlink Worldwide

Regions

Global, Africa

Programme Summary

Formerly AHRTAG (Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group), Healthlink Worldwide, in conjunction with partner organisations, runs specialist programmes in response to particular needs in primary health care. Healthlink Worldwide also produces practical publications for health and development workers. The resource center holds the UK's largest collection of materials focusing on the practical aspects of primary health care and rehabilitation in developing countries.

Communication Strategies

4 distinct programmes: AIDS and Sexual Health , Child Health Programme, Disability Programme, and Middle East Programme. All work to provide an information and enquiry service supported by Healthlink's resource centre collection of health learning materials. A variety of publications support these programs as well, including the newsletters AIDS Action, Child Health Dialogue and CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) News. Healthlink also works with partner organisations to provide training in information management and dissemination.

Development Issues

Health, Education, Child Rights.

Key Points

Regular publications are translated and adapted by partner organisations in developing countries, reaching nearly two million readers in 10 languages.

Partners

Healthlink Worldwide works in partnership with national and local governments, NGOs, and academic institutions in more than 20 countries to support locally appropriate health information and training activities. For full list, access website.

Contact

Healthlink Worldwide

56 - 64 Leonard Street

London

EC2A 4JX

Tel.: 020 7549 0240 / 0265

Fax: 020 7549 0241

info@healthlink.org.uk

Healthlink Worldwide website


Healthlink Worldwide works in partnership with national and local governments, NGOs, and academic institutions in more than 20 c

Healthlink Worldwide works in partnership with national and local governments, NGOs, and academic institutions in more than 20 countries to support locally appropriate health information and training activities. For full list, access website.

Source

Healthlink Worldwide website and various Healthlink Worldwide pamphlets and newsletters sent to The CI.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 09 2001
Last Updated October 27 2004


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