International Resources

In this segment:

Cultural Issues in Healthcare

Health Related Sites

Torture and Related Sites

Asian Refugees and Immigrant Health

Peace Sites

International Organisations

• The United Nations' Home Page
• Amnesty International
• International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims - IRCT
• National Center for Research and Education on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Center for Victims of Torture
• REDRESS - (a collection of international links on Human Rights issues)

Other Health Related Sites

• PubMed - The easiest, most comprehensive database with abstracts of articles.
• Centers for Disease Control - Links to Morbidity and Morality Weekly Report (a vital resource for communicable and other other diseases). Plus up-to-date information on health issues.
• Torture Survivors Network
• Survivors International - Highly recommended. Gives specific information on torture and treatment of victims.
• Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture

Asian Refugees and Immigrants Health Related Sites

• Baylor's Site - Practical information for health care providers.
• Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library - A huge site, excellent resource.

Bosnian

• A page that gives some background on Bosnia
• International Bosnian Student Home Page
• Comprehensive Gopher Site - Focus on genocide (in Bosnian and English)

Burmese

• Refugee Care Project for Burmese
• Free Burma

Cambodian

• Cambodian/Khmer Links to sites
• Cambodia.org
• Kampuchea.com

Ethiopian and Eritrean

• Africa Policy Information Centre - Information on African nations and issues
• Library of Congress "Country Study" on Ethiopia
• Eritrean Information
• Ethiopian Embassy

Kurdish

• Kurdish Human Rights Project

Laotian

• Laotian Links
• Laotian/Lao Health Resources List

Somali

• US Committee on Refugees - Report on Somalia + photos.
• News from Africa
• Report on screening for Somali refugees in Kenya - Links back to MMWR.

Sudanese

• Encyclopedia of the Orient
• Sudan Net - For and by Sudanese

Vietnamese

• Vietnamese Health Resource List
• VN Central - Big site with lots of information and links.

Peace Web Sites

• The Global Peace.Net Project
• Peace Jam - An international education program using Nobel Peace Laureates as mentors for youth
• World Hello Day - Peace effort geared toward interpersonal communication