African Directory of Health Information Resource Centres - SAfAIDS

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Global Directory of Health Information Resource Centres Tel: 254 (2 ) 604 299/(2) 604 300 Fax: 254 (2) 213 757 E-mail: fpak@ken.healthnet.org Code: p Kenya Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO) BASIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR: Dr Allan Ragi, Co-Ordinator ADDRESS: PO Box 69866, Chaka Road, Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 2 717664 Telex: 254 2 714837 E-mail: kenaids@iconnect.co.ke Code: hlw Type of centre: NGO Working language: English Operates in: Kenya VISION The Consortium was established in 1990 with the goal of strengthening the HIV/AIDS prevention and care initiatives of its members. Consortium members meet regularly to exchange information on activities, share resources and materials, encourage good working relationships with government bodies and promote activities at a village level. Members are supported by a resource centre whose aim is to collect and disseminate practical, locally relevant information on HIV and AIDS. INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY Subject areas covered: condom distribution, information exchange, networking, resource centre, training. Users of the Centre’s information: government personnel, NGOs, people living with HIV, sex workers. We write, draw or produce our own information - newsletters, resource lists, databases. Kenya Kenya AIDS Society (KAS) BASIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR: Natalie Joye Mai, Education and Advocacy Co-ordinator ADDRESS: PO Box 76618, Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 2 766677 (office) 760370 (hotline) Fax: +254 2 447967 Code: hlw Type of centre: national NGO, community-based organisation Working language(s): English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu Countries of operation: Kenya VISION KAS is a self-help organisation for people living with AIDS. Activities include education training and outreach run by people living with AIDS, especially training in slum areas of Nairobi and schools, counselling and support run by people living with AIDS, and home based care run by sex workers, income generation (including payment as educators), advocacy and networking. They run a telephone hotline and have established a legal network (Kenya Ethical and Legal Issues Network - KELIN) dealing with legal issues. They produce a bi-monthly newsletter KAS News and their resource centre is open to the public, Branch in Embu: KAS-Embu, P O Box 214, Embu, Kenya INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY Subject areas covered: campaigning, lobbying, condom distribution, counselling, drug supply, information exchange, networking, training, resource centre, materials distribution. Users of the Centre’s information: people living with HIV, sex workers, slum dwellers, women, youth. We write, draw or produce our own information - books, newsletters.
Global Directory of Health Information Resource Centres Kenya Kenya Medical Research Institute BASIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR: Nancy Kamau, Senior Principal Librarian ADDRESS: Kenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 54840 Kenya Tel: 254-02-722541 Fax: 254-02-720030 E-mail: kemrilib@healthnet.or.ke No. of staff: 5 Code: q FUNDING Source % Self-supporting Government/ministry Yes 95 Donors in country Foreign donors Yes 5 Other: VISION The mission of the library is: 1. To acquire in various formats relevant information in line the Institute's health and medical research policy. 2. To process, collate, synthesize, retrieve and disseminate the information through the application of information and communication technologies 3. To create networks with relevant institutions and organizations for information provision, resource sharing and information exchange. 4. To repackage research information into appropriate formats for dissemination to various identified target audiences. INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY Information collection and provision is a primary activity of the centre. The centre has one or more computers, and would like to have more. Subject areas covered: Malaria. Leprosy, HIV/AIDS and other STDs. Oral Health, Reproductive health. Schistosomiasis, Environmental and Occupational Health. Traditional medicine and drugs, Diarrhoeal. Respiratory diseases including Acute respiratory infections, Nutrition. Viral Hepatitis, and Filariasis. Users of the Centre’s information: Our own staff, General public as a whole, Researchers, teachers, lecturers, students, Ministry personnel and institutions, Other centres/non-governmental organizations in the country. We write, draw or produce our own information. We use information from other centres and sources within the country. We use information from other centres and sources from outside the country. We use local formal knowledge (e.g., local research journals and books). We receive information by e- mail or from the Internet. We receive information from CD-ROMs or by computer diskettes. We adapt and modify information we have received. We provide information to users by mail or other non-electronic means. We provide information to users electronically (by e-mail, diskette, CD-ROM, online, web-site, etc.). Users come to the centre to consult our information. Some of our staff have received training in information production, handling and dissemination skills. We would like to receive training in information production, handling and dissemination skills. We would like to receive training in computer and Internet use. We could provide training to other centres in technology use. We could provide training to other centres in information production, handling and dissemination skills. Kenya Mazingira Institute BASIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR: Davinder Lamba, Executive Director ADDRESS: PO Box 14550, Nairobi Kenya © Chris Zielinski, 2001, Health Information for Development Project, dvt@compuserve.com www.iwsp.org Support for this publication was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Children’s Vaccine Program at PATH 43
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