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- Peak Organisations
- Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (Geneva) - international, non-governmental, non-profit
organization whose membership includes 48 international member organizations and 18 national members, which aims to
facilitate and promote international activities in the field of biomedical sciences and to maintain collaborative relations with the
United Nations and its specialized agencies
- World Health Organization (WHO) (Geneva) - United Nations specialized agency for health, whose objective, as set out in its
Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health
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- Development & Assistance
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Health Program (Seattle, WA, USA) - focused on reducing global health inequities by
accelerating the development, deployment, and sustainability of health interventions that will save lives and dramatically reduce
the disease burden in developing countries
- Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) (Toronto, Canada) - non-profit, non-sectarian organization that broadly defines
health to include human well-being, environmental integrity, and social justice, and which is dedicated to supporting vulnerable,
low-income people in the developing world in their efforts to achieve good health
- Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) (Ottawa, Canada) - national non-governmental organization with members who
are committed to the promotion of international health and development and who offer a solid network of experts and experience
with the Canadian government, international agencies, non-governmental organizations and academia
- Centre for International Health (University of Toronto, Canada) - aims to achieve excellence in research and teaching by enabling
existing international health endeavors to reach new heights and by promoting, developing, facilitating and executing new
research, educational programs and by extending the range of innovative professional development opportunities and activities
that are available to both faculty and students
- Centre for International Health (Melbourne, Australia) - accredited development NGO committed to improving the health of
communities in developing nations and among Aboriginal Australians through strengthening primary health care and the control
of communicable diseases, focusing on the development and delivery of effective responses to the identified needs of those
communities and nations
- Counterpart International (Washington, DC) - provides humanitarian assistance in the form of medical and other special care
needs for vulnerable people, works around the world with local NGOs to support the development of civil and democratic
societies, promotes sustainable use and conservation of natural resources through community-based resource management,
and focuses on community health promotion and primary health care, with a special emphasis on mothers and children
- Doctors for Global Health (DGH) (Decatur, GA, USA) - private, not-for-profit organization which promotes health, education, art
and other human rights throughout the world, attracting more than 500 active supporters, including doctors and other health care
workers, students, educators, attorneys, and engineers who work within their own communities, and others working in El
Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Uganda and other countries
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) (Médecins Sans Frontières) (Belgium) - independent humanitarian medical aid agency
committed to providing medical wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex, and raising awareness of the plight
of the people MSF helps
- François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (Harvard University, Boston, USA) - works at international and
national levels through collaboration and partnerships with health and human rights practitioners, governmental and
non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and international agencies to: expand knowledge through scholarship,
professional training, and public education; develop domestic and international policy focusing on the relationship between
health and human rights in a global perspective; and engage scholars, public health and human rights practitioners, public
officials, donors, and activists in the health and human rights movement
- Global Health Council (Washington, DC) - international membership alliance of health-care professionals and organizations,
including NGOs, foundations, corporations, government agencies and academic institutions, dedicated to saving lives by
improving health throughout the world
- Health & Development Network (HDN) (Ireland, South Africa and Thailand) - mobilizes, via electronic discussion forums, a
- more effective response to HIV/AIDS and other health and development related issues by increasing the number of people
- involved in popular discussion, promoting partnerships and networking, improving the quality of and access to information, and
- increasing accountability and transparency in decision-making
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders) (Belgium) - independent humanitarian medical aid agency
committed to providing medical wherever needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or sex, and raising awareness of the plight
of the people MSF helps
- Rehydration Project (Costa Rica) - private, non-profit, non-sectarian, international development group which works within the
health framework of developing countries to help them achieve and maintain high levels of immunization, improve access to
clean water and safe sanitation, support breastfeeding, promote hygiene education, produce Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and
assist in ensuring that sufficient ORS is available
- Satellife: Global Health Information Network (Watertown, MA, USA) - develops solutions to the everyday information needs of
health professionals working in communities where AIDS and malaria are common place, but medical journals and the Internet
are an unaffordable luxury, through innovative applications of information and communication technology
- Scientists for Health And Research for Development (SHARED) - database of essential information on health research and
development for developing countries
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- Disability
- Handicap International (France) - works to reinforcement of local capabilities (simple orthopedic devices), support for
development and integration initiatives (training of local technicians), and prevention of handicap-inflicting conditions (preventive
medicine and social assistance)
- Helen Keller Worldwide (New York, NY) - works to prevent blindness, restore sight and provide rehabilitation services to blind
people
- International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) (Aylesbury, UK) - international impartial, non-political and non-profit making
association whose purpose is to study all problems relating to traumatic and non-traumatic lesions of the spinal cord. This
includes causes, prevention, basic and clinical research, medical and surgical management, clinical practice, education,
rehabilitation and social reintegration
- Sight Savers International (Haywards Heath, UK) - combats blindness in developing countries by working alongside local
organisations and governments to teach basic eye care skills and hygiene to adults and children, by helping to fund eye
screening camps, operations, treatments, education, surgical training, as well as supporting rehabilitation programmes, and by
helping to improve the quality of life for sufferers of irreversible blindness
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- Drugs & Drug Abuse
- Drug Reform Coordination Network (Washington, DC) - educational and advocacy organization and network of citizens working
for reform of US drug laws and an end to prohibition, or legalization, worldwide
- Health Action International (HAI) (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - non-profit, global network of health, development, consumer and
other public interest groups in more than 70 countries working for a more rational use of medicinal drugs and representing the
interests of consumers in drug policy, believing that all drugs marketed should be acceptably safe, effective, affordable and meet
real medical needs
- International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) (Melbourne, Australia) - international professional association for individuals
and organisations concerned with the development of drug policies to reduce the harmful consequences of drug use and current
drug policies
- Mainline Foundation (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - independent, non-governmental organisation with a national and international
reach, which strives to improve the health and quality of life of drug users through health education and prevention for drug users
on the street
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) (Sarasota, FL, USA) - membership-based non-profit research and
educational organization which assists scientists to design, fund, obtain approval for and report on studies into the healing and
spiritual potentials of MDMA ('ecstacy'), psychedelic drugs and marijuana
- Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) (Vienna, VA, USA) - not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to protecting the
public health, sharing Information on the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals, and initiating enforcement actions through the
appropriate authorities
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- Health Care Industry
- Health Care Without Harm (Washington, DC) - international coalition of over 400 organizations in more than 50 countries
working to transform the health care industry so it is no longer a source of harm to people and the environment
- International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) (London) - global alliance representing patients of all nationalities across
all disease areas, promoting patient-centred healthcare around the world, and advocating internationally with a strong patients'
voice on relevant aspects of healthcare policy, with the aim of influencing international, regional and national health agendas and
policies
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- Health Insurance
- Association Internationale de la Mutualité (AIM) (Brussels) - grouping of autonomous health insurance and social protection
bodies operating according to the principles of solidarity and non-profit-making orientation whose goal is to defend and promote,
at international level, the social values and basic principles of human health and well-being, solidarity, autonomous
management, and non-profit-making orientation
- International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP) (London) - global network of the health insurance industry, with one hundred
member companies in 25 countries, which aims to assist in the maintenance of high ethical and professional standards
throughout the industry
- International Social Security Association (ISSA) (Geneva) - international organization which brings together institutions and
administrative bodies dealing with one or more aspects of social security in different countries of the world, namely all forms of
compulsory social protection which, by virtue of legislation or national practice, are an integral part of the social security system
of these countries
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- Immunisation
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) (Geneva, Switzerland) - historic alliance between the private and public
sector committed to the goal of saving children's lives and people's health through the widespread use of vaccines
- Children's Vaccine Program (CVP) (Seattle, WA, USA) - aims to promote equal access to new and lifesaving vaccines
worldwide by repairing crumbling immunization programs, building human and financial capacity within countries, and
introducing new vaccines and immunization technologies
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- Mental Health
- World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) (Alexandria, VA, USA) - federation of members and contacts in 112 countries
which works to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment
and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health
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- Sexual & Reproductive Health
- Abortion Clinics OnLine (United States) - directory of websites of over 400 providers of abortion services and other reproductive
health care in 40 American states, Australia, and other international countries
- EngenderHealth (New York, NY) - nonprofit organization that works internationally to support and strengthen reproductive health
services for women and men worldwide
- Global Campaign for Microbicides (Washington, DC) - broad-based, international effort to build support among policymakers,
opinion leaders, and the general public for increased investment into microbicides (products used to prevent the sexual
transmission of HIV and other diseases) and other user-controlled prevention methods, through advocacy, policy analysis, and
social science research
- International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) (Waxhaw, NC, USA) - group of approximately 200
gynecologists, dermatologists, pathologists and infectious disease specialists from all over the world who have distinguished
themselves in some area of of the study of vulvovaginal disease
- International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) (UK) - community of over 180 national autonomous Family Planning
Associations which promotes the right of women and men to decide freely the number and spacing of their children and the right
to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health
- Pacific Institute for Women's Health (Los Angeles, USA) - aims to improve the sexual and reproductive health and well being of
women and girls, locally and globally, and sees access to contraception as fundamental to women's empowerment and
autonomy, believing that it is every woman's right to decide if and when to have children
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) (Seattle, WA, USA) - collaborating center aimed at improving health,
especially the health of women and children, with an emphasis on improving the quality of reproductive health services and on
preventing and reducing the impact of widespread communicable diseases
- Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO) () - website that provides up-to-date summaries of research findings, program experience,
and clinical guidelines related to key reproductive health topics, as well as analyses of policy and program implications, with the
aim of helping users link with quality online resources and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
- Reproductive Health for Refugees (RHR) Consortium (New York, NY) - aims to increase access to a broad range of quality,
voluntary reproductive health services to refugees and displaced persons around the world
- Youth Coalition for ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) - international coalition of students,
researchers, volunteers, educators, NGO workers and activists (aged 15-29 years) committed to promoting adolescent and
youth sexual and reproductive rights at the national, regional and international levels
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- Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) (London) - umbrella organisation of Alzheimer associations around the world, which offer
support and information to people with dementia and their caregivers
- Cancers
- Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) (New York, NY) - group of five international organizations with a shared goal of
working to prevent cervical cancer in developing countries, by assessing innovative approaches to screening and treatment,
improving service delivery systems, and raising awareness of cervical cancer and effective prevention strategies
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (Lyon, France) - part of the World Health Organization responsible for
coordinating and conducting research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and the development
of scientific strategies for cancer control, and for disseminating scientific information through publications, meetings, courses,
and fellowships
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) (Copenhagen, Denmark) - international organization of 1150
members in 53 countries which aims to promote the study of the etiology, the epidemiology, the prevention, the diagnosis, the
treatment, and all other aspects of lung cancer and to disseminate information about lung cancer to the members of the
Assocation, to the medical community at large, and to the public
- International Network For Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) (Brussels) - dedicated to helping to build capacity for cancer
treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is presently limited, and thereby to create a foundation on which to
build strategies designed to lessen the suffering, limit the number of lives lost, and promote the highest quality of life for children
and adults with cancer in these countries, and to increase the quantity and quality of cancer research throughout the world
- International Union Against Cancer (UICC) (Geneva, Switzerland) - independent, international, non-governmental association of
291 member cancer fighting organisations in 87 countries whose membership and activities encompass all aspects of cancer
control
- Make-A-Wish Foundation International (Phoenix, AZ, USA) - not-for-profit organisation with affiliates in 27 countries and
territories, which grants wishes to children around the world who are living with life-threatening illnesses
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Heart Care International (Greenwich CT, USA) - team of health care professionals who volunteer their time and skills to provide
open heart surgery for poor children and young adults in developing countries and to train local health care professionals in the
medical and surgical management of heart disease, enabling them to provide heart care within their own community
- International Academy of Cardiology (Beverly Hills, CA, USA) - dedicated to the advancement of global research in
cardiovascular medicine through the support of scientific meetings and publications
- International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease (Raleigh, NC, USA) - seeks to promote, maintain and pursue
excellence in the care of adolescents and adults with congenital cardiac disease
- International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) (University of Louisville, USA) - organisation of over 3000 members worldwide
which aims to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the cardiovascular sciences on a world-wide basis
through publications, congresses and other media
- International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHB) (Atlanta, GA, USA) - not-for-profit, professional, medical membership
Society devoted to improving the health and life expectancy of ethnic populations, specifically in the areas of hypertension,
diabetes, stroke, lipid disorders, renal disease, and other related cardiovascular diseases
- International Task Force for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (Muenster, Germany) - aims to diffuse, at an international
level, easily assimilable information on the prevention of coronary heart disease for physicians, medical professionals and the
public
- Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology (SVMB) (Beverly, MA, USA) - professional organization whose goals are to improve
the integration of vascular biological advances into medical practice, and to maintain high standards of clinical vascular medicine
- World Heart Federation (Geneva) - global effort to help people achieve a longer and better life through prevention and control of
heart disease and stroke, with a focus on low and middle income countries
- World Hypertension League (WHL) (Toledo, OH, USA) - professional society devoted to the advancement of hypertension
prevention and control through joint efforts of all national leagues and societies, and the the exchange of information among its
member organizations about internationally applicable methods and programs for hypertension control
- Diarrhoeal Diseases
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDR,B) (Dhaka, Bangladesh) - international health research institution
that conducts research, training and extension activities as well as programme-based activities relating to diarrhoeal diseases
- Eye/Optic Diseases
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) (Washington, DC) - membership organisation of more than
10,000 individuals from over 68 countries, including ophthalmologists, PhDs, optometrists, osteopaths, and veterinarians, which
aims encourage and assist research, training, publication, and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology
- Eye Cancer Network - educational web-site about the diagnosis and treatment of eye tumor patients
- Glaucoma Foundation (New York, NY) - not-for-profit organization committed to leading the fight against glaucoma, an affliction
which produces increased pressure within the eyes of 67 million people worldwide, and to identifying new treatments and cures
- International Foundation for Optic Nerve Disease (IFOND) (Cornwall, NY, USA) - provides and disseminates information on
causes, prevention and treatment of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Primary Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Disease (GOND), Toxic
Optic Nerve Disease, and Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), which together affect millions of people worldwide
- International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases (ISGED) (Cleveland, OH, USA) - brings together individuals interested in the field
of genetic diseases of the eye and provides a forum for researchers in the field of genetic diseases of the eye to share
information
- International Society for Eye Research (ISER) (San Francisco, USA) - charitable and educational oganisation dedicated to the
general advancement of knowledge on the function of the eye, on the prevention and cure of eye diseases and on the process of
vision
- International Society for Orbital Disorders (ISOB) (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - international group with approximately 200
members around the world from the disciplines and subdisciplines of ophthalmology, neurophthalmology, plastic surgery,
neurosurgery, neuroradiology, craniofascial surgery, and anoplastology, whose mission is to promote educational and
professional interaction between orbitologists in order to provide optimal care for patients who suffer from diseases of the eye
socket
- HIV/AIDS
- Aids.org (United States) - gateway to quality treatment information and resources "because good information is the best cure for
- AIDS"
- Health Global Access Project (HGAP) Coalition (San Francisco, USA) - organization of U.S.-based AIDS and human rights
activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, public health experts, fair trade advocates and concerned individuals who campaign
against policies of neglect and avarice that deny treatment to millions and fuel the spread of HIV
- Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Geneva) - attracts, manages and disburses additional resources
- through a public-private partnership that makes a sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of infections, illness
and death, thereby mitigating the impact caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in countries in need, and contributing to
- poverty reduction as part of the United Nations' Millenium Development goals
- International AIDS Society (IAS) (Stockholm, Sweden) - represents the world's professional society for scientists, health care
and public health workers, and others engaged in HIV/ AIDS prevention, control and care
- International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) (Chicago, USA) - aims to craft and implement global educational
and advocacy strategies to improve the quality of care provided to all people living with HIV/AIDS and associated co-infectious
diseases
- Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - leading advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, whose role is
to ead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic that will prevent the spread of HIV, provide care and
support for those infected and affected by the disease, reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and
alleviate the socioeconomic and human impact of the epidemic
- Stop Aids Campaign (UK) - coalition of groups across the UK who are campaigning for a greatly scaled up UK and international
response to the epidemic
- UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development (London, UK) - group of more than 60 UK-based organisations which
aims to promote an effective global response to HIV and AIDS that contributes to sustainable development and to encourage,
initiate and support collaborative action by civil society to contribute to and influence the global response to HIV and AIDS
- Infectious Diseases
- International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) (Boston, MA, USA) - brings together all individuals interested in infectious
diseases, including infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, public health workers,
parasitologists, virologists, mycologists, molecular biologists, and others with similar concerns
- Malaria
- Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Geneva) - attracts, manages and disburses additional resources
- through a public-private partnership that makes a sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of infections, illness
and death, thereby mitigating the impact caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in countries in need, and contributing to
- poverty reduction as part of the United Nations' Millenium Development goals
- Save Children Fom Malaria - international public health campaign dedicated to preserving the limited use of small amounts of
the pesticide DDT inside buildings, in particular homes and hospitals, to fight malaria
- Motor Neurone Disease
- International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations (Northampton, UK) - peak body for national organisations who support people
living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and MND (Motor Neurone Disease), characterised by progressive degeneration
of the motor cells in the brain and spinal cord
- Orphan/Rare Diseases
- International Joseph Diseases Foundation (IJDF) (Redding, CA , USA) - non-profit charitable corporation whose mission is to
locate individuals and families, worldwide, who may be afflicted with Machado Joseph-Disease (MJD), a genetic disorder of the
central nervous system that cripples and paralyzes
- International Rare Disease Support Network (IRDSN) (Plano, TX, USA) - world wide health organization dedicated to enhancing
the lives of people affected by rare 'orphan' diseases or disorders, which enables members to begin making friends, sharing
information and support with others around the world who have also been affected by the same 'little known' disorder
- International Society for Behçet's Disease (ISBD) (Chagford, UK) - multidisciplinary society that aims to advance the knowledge
of the aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, natural history, clinical features, treatment and management of Behçet's Disease, a
multisystem disease of unknown cause, seen particularly in young males, characterized by mucous membrane ulceration,
iridocyclitis with hypopyon, recurrent pyoderma, arthralgia, thrombophlebitis and neurologic abnormalities
- International Society for Mannosidosis & Related Diseases (ISMRD) (Baltimore, MD, USA) - advocacy organisation for families
worldwide affected by an Glycoprotein & Related Storage Disease, very rare inherited disorders caused by a defect in the
breakdown of complex molecules in the cells, resulting in the "storage" of these molecules in small cellular organelles called
lysosomes
- International Still's Disease Foundation (Panama City, FL, USA) - provides support to those who suffer from Still's Disease, a
form of arthritis that is characterized by high spiking fevers and evanescent (transient) salmon-colored rash, primarily in children
- Wilson's Disease Association (WDA) (Wooster, OH, USA) - international, all-volunteer organization serving patients, families,
and friends of those afflicted with Wilson's Disease, a genetic disorder that causes excessive copper accumulation in the liver or
brain, which affects about one in thirty thousand people worldwide
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Geneva) - attracts, manages and disburses additional resources
- through a public-private partnership that makes a sustainable and significant contribution to the reduction of infections, illness
and death, thereby mitigating the impact caused by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in countries in need, and contributing to
- poverty reduction as part of the United Nations' Millenium Development goals
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (UNION) (Paris, France) - works for the prevention and control of
tuberculosis and lung disease, as well as related health problems, on a world wide basis, with a particular emphasis on low
income countries, by promoting national autonomy within the framework of the priorities of each country by developing,
implementing and assessing anti-tuberculosis and respiratory health programmes
- Stop TB Movement (Geneva, Switzerland) - global movement hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at
accelerating social and political action to stop the unnecessary spread of tuberculosis around the world
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