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Global Forum for Health Research
The Global Forum for Health Research provides evidence, tools and discussion forums for decision-makers in research funding and policy to improve the health of the poor. Although it covers issues for both infectious and non-communicable diseases, the agency recognises that mental health problems...
LINK | 23 July 2008 | EN
AWARE: Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education
Initiated by the California Medical Association Foundation, this is a partnership of healthcare providers, public health agencies, consumer and community-based health organisations, government and the pharmaceutical industry. Much of the data on prevalence will probably be relevant only to those in...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
Do bugs need drugs?
This project aims to educate the public about the problem of antibiotic resistance. The website provides information for healthcare professionals, the public, teachers, parents, children, and daycare and assisted living sites. The emphasis is on the appropriate use of antibiotics, and the need for...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
NeLI Antimicrobial Resistance Website: bugs and drugs on the web
The site educates visitors about antibiotic resistance by going back to the basics of the human immune system and how we get ill, and explaining microbes. Other factsheets explain when antibiotics are needed, and how to prevent resistance from developing through overuse. Unlike many other...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistance
A key APUA research initiative, this project is trying understand the role of commensal bacteria (normal or harmless bacteria) in the spread of antimicrobial resistance. It is compiling existing commensal isolate data and literature into a web-based bioinformatics tool. It also uses statistical,...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The website has useful information about resistance, particularly about antibiotic use in animals. It has educational material for parents on how to deal with childrenSs infections, including which infections need antibiotics and which donSt. It also looks at the overuse of antibacterial cleaning...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
APUA: Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
APUA is a non-profit organisation that aims to promote appropriate antimicrobial use worldwide. It does so through antimicrobial resistance research, education, capacity building and advocacy at the global (it has 60 chapters in various countries) and grassroots levels. The websiteSs information is...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Center engages in advocacy on public issues such as nutrition, food safety and health, of which antibiotic resistance is a part. The site tackles the overuse of antibiotics in livestock, including animals' treatment with antibiotics also used by humans. It also has information directed at...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
Keep Antibiotics Working
This organisation is a coalition of health, environmental, consumer, sustainable agriculture and other advocacy groups, working to end antibiotic misuse. The website has several background articles on antibiotic resistance, as well as a series of factsheets on how resistance can be particularly...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
ReAct: Action on Antibiotic Resistance
ReAct (Action on Antibiotic Resistance) is a coalition that links a range of individuals, organisations and networks around the world taking concerted action to respond to antibiotic resistance. The organisation campaigns for the appropriate use of antibiotics, and for improved hygiene in hospitals...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
Union of Concerned Scientists
This non-profit alliance of more than 200,000 citizens and scientists uses scientific evidence to lobby governments, corporations and consumers to act responsibly for the benefit of society. They often commission their own research into topics such as global warming or GM crops. Their interest in...
LINK | 26 March 2008 | EN
