Established in 1991, The African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO) is a network of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Groups of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs), and other African HIV/AIDS community groups. AfriCASO is a non profit organization affiliated to the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO).

Founded in 1957, AMREF is the only international health development NGO that has its headquarters in Africa, and 97% of the staff are African. AMREF implements projects to learn, and shares that learning with others to advocate for changes in health policy and practice. AMREF aims to close the gap that prevents people from accessing their basic right to health.

The electronic conference for the 'African Networks for Health Research & Development' (AFRO-NETS) was established in 1997 to facilitate exchange of information among different networks active in Health Research for Development in Anglophone Africa, and to facilitate collaboration in the fields of capacity building, planning, and research.

This site offers sources to world-wide HIV/AIDS news.

AIDSVideos.org makes all the world's HIV/AIDS prevention education videos in all the world's languages available online for free.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.

APN+ is the network of PLHIV living in Asia Pacific region. It was established in 1994 at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur by 42 PLHIV from eight countries. It was established in response to the need for a collective voice for PLWHA in the region, to better link regional PLHIV with the Global Network of PLHIV (GNP+) and positive networks throughout the world, and to support regional responses to widespread stigma and discrimination.

A comprehensive News site focusing on all Asian countries.

The Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) is the only project of its kind in the region. AHRN is a regional information and support network created to link and support the courageous people operating programmes providing assistance to injecting drug users in Asia to prevent HIV transmission.

The misson of Asian Health Services is to serve and advocate for the Asian community regarding its health rights, and to assureaccess to health care services regardless of income, insurance status, language, or culture.

The Association for Reproductive and Family Health{ARFH} is a not for profit, non-governmental organisation {NGO} committed to improving the quality of life of the people in Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Sahara Africa. It was established in 1989 in response to the health and social needs of the disadvantaged group in rural and urban communities. The transformation of ARFH into a viable and innovative national NGO is the result of involvement of its Founders complemented by skilled and dedicated reproductive health {RH} and family planning activities.

The Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota (AAHWM) recognizes Hmong women's strengths and desires to succeed through providing cross-cultural services, education and advocacy.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative web resource that makes knowledge and information on Indigenous health easily accessible to inform practice and policy. This web resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people interested in improving the health of Indigenous Australians. We provide quality, up-to-date knowledge and information about many aspects of Indigenous health, and support 'yarning places' (electronic networks) that encourage information-sharing and collaboration among people working in health and related sectors

AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide.

AVERT has a number of overseas projects, helping with the problem of HIV/AIDS in countries where there is a particularly high rate of infection, such as South Africa, or where there is a rapidly increasing rate of infection such as in India.

We also take education and information to people in almost every country in the world through this highly successful web site.

The BC Cancer Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, provides a province-wide, population-based cancer control program for the residents of British Columbia. The BC Cancer Agency’s mandate covers the spectrum of cancer care from prevention and screening, to diagnosis, treatment, and through to rehabilitation.

This website contains the Emergency Multilingual phrasebook, produced and updated by the British Red Cross Society with advice and funding from the Department of Health and endorsed by the British Association for Emergency Medicine (BAEM) is translated into 36 languages. It covers the most common medical questions and terms to help first contact staff communicate with patients who do not speak English and make an initial assessment while an interpreter is contacted

CATIE is a national, not-for-profit charity committed to improving the health and quality of life of all people living with HIV/AIDS in Canada. We serve people living with HIV/AIDS and the people and organizations that support them by providing accessible, accurate, unbiased and timely treatment information. We work in partnership with a network of other information providers to ensure that people have access to the information they need, in the form they desire, to make informed health care choices.

The website offers both English and French language resources.

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. Web site is in both English and French.

The Canadian Prostate Cancer Network speaks for thousands of men and their families who, each year, are diagnosed with prostate cancer. With our 120 affiliated support groups across Canada we:

* help individuals and their families understand and cope with prostate cancer by providing up to date medical information and individual support

*lobby for increased funding for research, treatment facilities and programs

The Cancer Council Victoria, then named the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, was set up as a charitable body in 1936 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament. In 2002, the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria changed its name to The Cancer Council Victoria.

The Cancer Council funds and conducts research, delivers statewide support and prevention programs and advocates on important cancer issues.

This website offers links to Cancer Resources in Languages other than English

This is the official web site of the Cancer Society of Finland.

CHISPA e-learning environment is designed to teach Allied Health professionals how to approach Hispanic patients in a culturally appropriate manner. CHISPA consists of three components: Interactive CD, Website, Train the Trainer and Activities Manual.

CAPI, whose legal name is Centre for Asians and Pacific Islanders, was established in 1982 as a food shelf to serve Southeast Asian food preferences, CAPI’s service orientation has always been multi-cultural, beginning as Pan-Asian, and within the past decade, expanding services to Pan-African immigrants and refugees. Today, CAPI has evolved into a unique, multi-service mutual assistance association that annually assists 3,500 refugees from around the world to become increasingly self-sufficient and contributing members of our community.

The Centre for Harm Reduction at the Burnet Institute brings together people working throughout Asia, and globally, with expertise in the prevention of drug related harm: in particular the prevention of transmission of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C among and from injecting drug users.

The Internet site CMEonHIV.com is an information portal updated daily on HIV disease and treatment, in English and French. It offers online Continuing Medical Education (CME), specializing in online presentations (slides with voiceover) given by local and international experts in the area of HIV/AIDS. Its mandate is to help keep you up to date in the clinical and therapeutic domains of HIV infection.

Scroll down on this page from Middle Eastern Heritage Month, you'll find useful information on Arab culture as it relates to health care. At the bottom of the page there is an annotated bibliography of general books in the area of cultural diversity in health care.

The C-SAFE Learning Center is designed to give you fast, convenient access to practical and academic information, learning modules, and other learning resources.

The C-SAFE Knowledge Center grew out of the work of C-SAFE practitioners in Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. CARE, Catholic Relief Services and World Vision formed C-SAFE in response to a major food security crisis in Southern Africa between 2001-2002. In the four years since its inception, C-SAFE has enjoyed unprecedented opportunities to build its knowledge base through practice-based experience, scientific study, monitoring and evaluation, and the sharing of best practices among consortium members.

This website is from the Hazard Response Technology (HaRT) Reference Library, a Project funded by Department of Justice, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The project is designed to train community responders in terrorism awareness, incident response, and incident management, which is reflected in their perspective on mourning practices.

From Medical Economics, this website has links to several articles regarding caring for patients from various ethnic groups, including Muslims, Blacks, Refugees, Asians, and Latinos.

Links to articles and resources on cultural competence from the Florida Association of Community Health Centers.

List of resources that provide information about cultural competence. Included are organizations, general information, training workshops and conferences, policy resources, and implementation resources.

The Institut Curie continues, according to the will of Marie Curie, a mission of treatment and research against cancer. The continuity of research to the care constitutes the originality of the Curie model to support the excellence, the innovation and the quality of patient management. (English and French)

Designed as a teaching tool, this web site contains five modules on caring for the elderly across cultures. There are also 11 ethnic-specific modules, including African American, Hispanic/Latino, Chinese, Filipino, and Pakistani.

The official Site of Denmark's Cancer Society

DATA is an advocacy organization dedicated to eradicating extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa.

Founded by U2 lead singer Bono, Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee "Drop the Debt" campaign in 2002, DATA calls on the governments of the world's wealthiest nations to keep their existing commitments to Africa and adopt new trade and aid policies that will help Africans put themselves on the path to long-term prosperity and stability. We call on Africa's leaders to strengthen democracy, accountability and transparency in government so that Africa's citizens can monitor how effectively these funds are being deployed.

The Diana Legacy Fund was established to bring comfort and solace to the dying and their families in poor and neglected parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The late Diana, Princess of Wales was committed to helping those struggling with HIV/AIDs.

Established by Sir Elton John in 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations supporting innovative HIV/AIDS prevention education programs and direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Since its founding, EJAF has raised over $125 million to support worthy programs in 55 countries around the globe. EJAF supports its work through proceeds from special events, cause-related marketing projects, and voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

The specific objectives with regard to HIV/AIDS coverage in the media are to: Prepare and distribute a Media Manual on HIV/AIDS; Increase coverage of HIV/AIDS in the media; Improve quality of HIV/AIDS coverage; Sensitise media persons to HIV/AIDS issues and perspectives, and more

EurasiaHealth is a clearinghouse of freely available resources contributed, created and translated by a worldwide community of health professionals focusing on Central & Eastern Europe and the New Independent States.

Founded in 1991 as a co-operative structure of people from different nationalities, the European AIDS Treatment Group is a growing group of treatment activists from 31 European countries.

Formed in 1971, FHI is a leader among nonprofit international public health organizations, managing research and field activities in more than 70 countries to meet the public health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people.
We work with a wide variety of partners including governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, community groups, and the private sector.

This extensive web site includes articles, case studies, discussion lists, and networking information. The purpose of the FGM Education and Networking Project is the dissemination on-line and offline of material related to female genital mutilation, otherwise known as female circumcision. The Project seeks to form an online clearinghouse and a community for researchers, activists, attorneys, and health care practitioners to obtain information and network with others involved in similar projects.

Bibliography with direct links to several articles on traditional medicine in a wide variety of cultures, provided by the Open Directory Project.

The establishment of a national cancer research center in Germany was initiated by Heidelberg surgeon Professor Karl Heinrich Bauer. The Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center) was set up in 1964 by resolution of the State government of Baden-Wuerttemberg as a foundation under public law. (German and English)

The Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) is dedicated to mobilizing the political will and financial resources needed to slow, and ultimately stop, the global AIDS crisis and reduce its impacts on poor countries hardest hit by the pandemic. Founded in 2001, GAA has carved out a strategic leadership role in shaping the AIDS policy debate and organizing coalition-based campaigns to speed the pace of the globa

The Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS Vaccine Foundation (GAIA VF) is a Rhode Island-based non-profit organization.

Our mission is to promote the development of a globally relevant, globally accessible HIV vaccine that will be distributed on a not-for-profit basis in the developing world.

This new companion site to Global Health Reporting includes global data on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
and more.

The Global Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) is a global network for and by people with HIV/AIDS. The mission of GNP+ is to work to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS.

We are an 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. We are dedicated to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS as key to a comprehensive strategy to confront and ultimately stop the AIDS pandemic.

The Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence website. Contains resources covering cultural competencies within health issues, trends, demographics, study results, etc.

This website is designed to provide an easy-to-use, accessible, and interactive platform for enhancing collaboration among various stakeholders and communities of people to collaborate, share knowledge, and work together effectively against HIV/AIDS in cross-border areas of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

Our common objective is to create a quality online publication that provides accurate, timely and cutting-edge information about treatment for HIV/AIDS, chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and co-infection with HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV.

The WWW Hmong Homepage, first made available on the Internet in March, 1994, is a volunteer effort bringing together a collection the Internet-based resources related to Hmong news and current-events, issues, history, publications, and culture. This site is an official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Associate site.

The Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association (HAMAA) was incorporated in September, 1990, as a non-profit organization to serve all Hmong-American people in the Twin Cities with the mission to:
1) promote leadership in the Hmong Community;
2) promote educational advancement for Hmong youth and teens;
3) encourage Hmong refugees to be self-sufficient and contributing members of their Community, and;

The India Association of Minnesota (IAM), formerly called the India Club of Minnesota, has been in existence since 1973 as a non-profit organization, in the Twin-Cities of Minneapolis-St.Paul, in the State of Minnesota. It seeks to build a sense of identity and community among people who are of Indian origin or who have an interest in India.

PlusNews is an e-mail and Internet-based HIV/AIDS information service for sub-Saharan Africa run by the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), a news service that forms part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The International AIDS Society is the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals. A worldwide force of professionals working together to prevent, control and treat HIV/AIDS.

The ICAP team consists of more than 300 employees worldwide. A New York-based leadership group with deep experience in HIV programming, training, education, and research, directs in-country programs with support from management, clinical, and monitoring, evaluation, and research units.

The "National Cancer Center of Japan" was formerly established on February 1, 1962. The objective of the Center is to form the ideal cancer center in Tokyo that serves as the nucleus for national cancer measures. It has thus served a central role in the cancer measures of Japan. The National Cancer Center continues in the battle to "overcome cancer", the long cherished wish of humanity, not only

The goal of the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota is to help Lao people achieve successful economic integration while preserving their cultural integrity and history. Services include the refugee self-sufficiency program, language and cultural preservation, legal assistance and education project, youth recreation league, community outreach and education initiative, interpreting and translating, e

The Lao Women Association (LWA)is an independent non-profit organization that is co-located with the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota. LWA has been dedicated to providing resources
for Lao women and girls since 1998.
These efforts have focused on:
Youth development
Family Support
Health
Information & Referral

A large cancer centre serving the whole of the Czech Republic. The site includes both a Czech language and an English language version and contains information about the centre, contacts, services, research and education.

An online tutorial on how illness is traditionally perceived and cured around the world. It was created and is maintained by Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California.

This web site contains medical information on a variety of health topics in the Russian language.

It covers a lot of areas relevant to health beliefs and practices, and includes a useful chart on traditional herbal remedies.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. The NSW Department of Health funds the Service, and endorses the multilingual health information published on the website. There are over 450 publications on health in a wide ra

A database of materials on mental health issues and concerns in numerous languages.

NATAP is a New York State non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 Federal tax-exempt status. Our mission is to educate individuals about HIV and Hepatitis treatments and to advocate on the behalf of all people living with HIV/AIDS and HCV. Our efforts in these areas are conducted on local, national, and international levels.

NAAMA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, educational and charitable organization of medical professionals of Arab descent. NAAMA was incorporated in California in 1975 and became a national organization in 1980. Twenty-nine chapters of NAAMA have been established in the United States and Canada.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities throughout New South Wales. The NSW Department of Health funds the Service, and endorses the multilingual health information published on the website. There are over 450 publications on health in a wide ra

The web site contains a selected list of resources that may be helpful for prevention practitioners working in minority communities.

The Norwegian Cancer Society is working on a project involving immigrants and refugees. The Society is currently working in two Norwegian communities on a survey of the demand for prevention, cancer treatment and patient care in minority groups. The Society believes that representatives of the ethnic groups they are working with, have to be involved in the work if the result is going to be success

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

The mission of the Partnership for Education of Children from Afghanistan is “To actively assist, support and participate in helping the children in Afghanistan by addressing their educational and public health needs.”

This site offers many resources on multicultural health issues. Queensland Health is a dynamic organisation committed to providing a range of services aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders. Through a network of 20 Health Service Districts and the Mater Hospitals, Queensland Health delivers a range of integrated services including hospital inpatient, outpatient and eme

Red Latinoamericana de Personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA. (En Espanol)

This web site contains many Links to full-text electronic resources on many health subjects in Spanish.

This web site contains many Links to full-text electronic resources on many health subjects in Spanish.

SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages is a joint initiative of the South Cove Community Health Center and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library is supported by a grant from the New England Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Links to various Information resources on cancer in Spanish.

ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners offers patient handouts in Spanish. These handouts are provided as an educational tool available to print and distribute them to your patients.

This is a web site for a non-profit organisation dedicated to fighting cancer through research, treatment and prevention. The Society supports the majority of cancer research in Sweden. Swedish language with some English support.

This page contains links to official guidelines and documents and published and unpublished papers to which Elizabeth contributed. Please note that more up-to-date versions of many of these reports are available on the websites of the publishing organisations, which can be found on the Links page.

The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research is an independent public-private partnership whose mission is to facilitate discussion on emerging issues in HIV clinical research and the transfer of research results into care.

The Netherlands Cancer Institute was established on October 10, 1916. From its first inception the NKI-AVL saw close collaboration between scientists and clinicians as essential to fighting cancer. Having a laboratory and hospital under one roof in a single independent organization with an open and collaborative atmosphere has led to many important discoveries and improved therapies.

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to the global AIDS response.

Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries world wide.

UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender and human rights issue

UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men.

USAID programs in global health represent the commitment and determination of the U.S. government to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families in the developing world.

Vietnamese Social Services is dedicated to maintaining the identity of the Minnesota Vietnamese community while addressing the basic economic, educational, and health needs of refugees and immigrants statewide.

This Spanish language web site contains information sheets and frequently asked questions for patients with HIV or AIDS. See "Hojas informativas".

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

The World Youth Foundation (WYF) is an international non-governmental organization which was launched in 1994 with the aim to promote research, development and documentation of youth programmes beneficial to youths worldwide.