Reference Links

Reference and Useful sites

Global Health Council (globalhealth.org) - the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to improving health worldwide.

InterAction (interaction.org) - the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations.

ReliefWeb (reliefweb.int) - a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief community.

World Bank Group (worldbank.org) - founded in 1944, the World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. Its offices worldwide deliver the Bank's program in countries, liaise with government and civil society, and work to increase understanding of development issues.

World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int) - the United Nations specialized agency for health. Established on April 7, 1948, WHO is governed by 191 Member States through the World Health Assembly.

World Health Organization Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (http://www.who.int/medicines/) - provides global guidance on essential drugs and medicines, and works with countries at their request to implement national drug policies to ensure equity of access to essential drugs, drug quality and safety and rational use of drugs.