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Hesperian Foundation: Free Global Health Books

Posted by internationalh on July 2, 2006

This certainly sounds too good to be true, but apparently isn’t. The wonders of the the techie world!

…sent an email letting me know about Hesperian Publishers, a nonprofit organization that publishes health care manuals aimed at rural developing communities. The books (available in English, Spanish, and other languages) can be purchased onlinedownloaded free of charge.

Click here for the post: AIDS Combat Zone

Click here for the publishing company: Hesperian Foundation

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Global Health Fellowship at Harvard

Posted by internationalh on June 28, 2006

The Harvard JD Admissions strangely enough has a blog. Here’s a post on a new initiative with Global Health and Human Rights. Click Here for more: Harvard JD Admissions

“The Joseph H. Flom Global Health and Human Rights Initiative is a new partnership between Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program and the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. Its mission is to promote academic research as well as engagement in practical measures to develop and apply global public health and human rights norms.”

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