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Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
International Centre for Migration and Health (ICMH)
Established by IOM, the University of Geneva and WHO to do research, policy and training on migration and health. ICMH is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health-related Issues Among People Displaced by Disasters.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Health agency responsible for health and living standards of countries of the Americas. As the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System, it is the WHO's Regional Office for the Americas.
UN and Partners on Health
UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations specialized agency responsible for health cooperation among nations. WHO carries out programs to control and eradicate disease and to improve the quality of human life. Provides worldwide guidance in the field of health and health standards. Cooperates with governments to strengthen national health programs and to develop and transfer appropriate technology, information and standards.
 
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The Sonke Gender Justice project tries to address the social aspects of the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on gender issues. South Africa.
SWAA is a pan-African women's organization dedicated to women and their families in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It has 39 branch offices in Africa.
Gender AIDS Forum (GAF) is a Durban-based South African Non Governmental Organisation committed to enabling a deeper consciousness in women and men about the links between gender and HIV and AIDS.
Zanempilo delivers holistic primary health care services to disadvantaged peri-urban and rural communities in the Western Cape through Community Health workers. South Africa.
AMREF is an Africa’s indigenous health charity, and in partnership with local communities, governments and donors, has worked to research and alleviate Africa’s health problems. Kenya.

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Women won't wait campaign
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Global right to health and health care campaign



Selected news
Health - Thu Aug 28 2008
WHO report says health is determined by social factors
Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death says the final report of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health.
Source: WHO

Health - Fri Aug 22 2008
Global agenda increasingly disease-driven
Despite the massive amounts of money driving current efforts, the global health agenda is still in its infancy. Increasingly, experts say, the kind of disease-focused model is defining the global health agenda.
Source: IPS

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