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| To find more comprehensive link lists, check: The Center for International Development and Sigma Xi |
| SciDevNet A portal developed by Science, Nature, TWAS, and others to provide news and discussion on issues of science in developing countries. |
| NIH Fogarty International Center G A branch of the NIH concerned with international science and fostering exchanges between scientists from the North and the South. |
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Third World
Academy of Sciences G C P |
| International
Federation of Medical Students Associations A coalition of 68 national medical associations. Check out their project exchange to find research and medicine opportunities around the world. |
| Infectious Disease
Society of America G
N C An advocate for funding of basic and clinical research on infectious disease. |
| Global Medicine Network A free networking service for scientists and medical professionals. Search for people by countries in which they have contacts. Find scientists in developing countries in need of equipment. |
| Harvard Center for International
Development C Home of the Belfer Center, and the Forum. |
| Sigma
Xi International Programs The Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi has recently been awarded a grant for expanding international programs. Their are many resources listed and info on how to start an chapter internationally Regional and Transnational Academies of Science In the past few years, the academies of science of many countries have come together to form networks. |
| Global Forum for
Health Research C Founded to help correct the fact that of the $70 billion spent worldwide on health research and development only 10% is spent on health problems that affect 90% of the world. |
| Thinkcycle Open collaborative design of solutions to developing world problems. Centered at MIT. |
| Student Pugwash An educational, nonprofit organization that strives to add a dimension to scientific study that goes beyond formulas and figures. Activities force young people to probe the reasons for scientific advancement and the implications of technology on citizens' everyday lives. |
| HealthInterNetwork An initiative by the WHO and the large biomedical publishers to provide journals to low income countries. Please pass on this info to people in developing countries that you know. |
| Harvard Center for
Health and Global Environmental Change A interdisciplinary group centered at Harvard Medical School. They promote awareness of the human health consequences of global environmental change |
| InterAcademyPanel IAP is a global network of 85 science academies designed to help its members develop the tools needed to participate in the science policy discussions that in all realms of society. |
| American
Society for Microbiology International internet resources |
| Satellife Using information technology to build better healthcare systems in developing countries |
| International
Development Research Council Created by the Canadian government. They address development issues by asking what scientists can do to help. |
| Scientific
organizations around the world Links through the NSF of local and regional scientific organizations. A great resource if you are interested in visiting scientist while traveling abroad |
| NGOs |
| Partners in
Health Works in Haiti, Peru, Russia, Mexico, and the U.S. "Drawing on the resources of the world's elite medical and academic institutions and on the lived experience of the world's poorest and sickest communities to tackle health crises that 'can't be solved' and does whatever it takes to solve them" |
| Sustainable Sciences
Institute G V Dedicated to improving public health by bringing appropriate technologies to scientists in the developing world. |
| Healthlink Worldwide Healthlink Worldwide works in partnership with organisations in developing countries to improve the health and well-being of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information |
| National
Council for International Health C A coalition of heath care providers whose mission is the dissemination of information on international public health. |
| Himalayan HealthCare
Inc. N P C Provides primary health care, education, and income generation in rural Nepal. |
| Idealist.org N A broad range of organizations and thousands of people can be accessed through this network, Lots of volunteer opportunities and links to career resources. |
| International
Foundation of Science Providing support to developing country scientists to conduct, in a developing country, relevant and high quality research on the management, use, and conservation of biological resources and their environment. |
| BookAid Links
Links to organizations that donate text books to developing countries |
| Public Health Consultants |
| John Snow Inc JSI has worked on hundreds of projects in more than 80 countries. Our headquarters are in Boston, Massachusetts |
| PSI -
Population Services International uses social marketing to deliver health products, services and information that enable low-income and other vulnerable people to lead healthier lives. |
| Path -
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health PATH identifies, develops, and applies appropriate and innovative solutions to public health problems. This is accomplished by exchanging knowledge, skills, and technologies with governmental and nongovernmental partners in developing countries and with groups in need elsewhere. |
| MSH-
Management Sceinces for Health Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a private, nonprofit educational and scientific organization working to close the gap between what is known about public health problems and what is done to solve them. |
| Futures Group is a management, marketing, research, and strategic planning organization that helps clients make well-informed decisions in the presence of future uncertainty. Since its founding in 1971, the Futures Group has worked in more than 60 developing countries to build local capacity to design and implement effective strategies to address critical development issues. |
| Grants and Foundations |
| American Society for Microbiology International Grants G |
| NSF International Programs G |
| MacArthur Foundation G |
| Rockefeller Foundation G |
| Pew Foundation - Program in Biomedical Sciences |
| Journal and Book Donation Programs - thanks to Sigma Xi |
| University of Buffalo Health Sciences list |
| World Library Partnership list |
| Sabre Foundation list |
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| Netherlands Periodical Project |
| American Chemical Society |
| FEBS - Scientific Apparatus Recycling Scheme |
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