Other links
1. The sub-Saharan African Cervical Cancer Working Group (sSA CCWG) - www.cervicalcancerafrica.org
This site provides the African community with up-to-date worldwide and local cervical cancer information. It aims to raise cervical cancer awareness in the sub-Saharan African region and to outline preventive methods to reduce the devastating impact of the disease across the continent.
2. European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) - www.ecca.info/en/the-ecca.html
The ECCA is to raise awareness of cervical cancer and its prevention among members of the general public, healthcare professionals and public health decision-makers in Europe.
3. World Cancer Day - www.worldcancerday.org
World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 every year to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. It is led by the International Union Against Cancer, a global consortium of more than 400 cancer-fighting organizations in over 120 countries. World Cancer Day targets the public through global communications marketing, and encourages policy makers and Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) member organizations to make cancer a political priority.
4. Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) - www.uicc.org
An international professional non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-sectorian cancer organisation dedicated to the global control of cancer. UICC’s mission is to eliminate cancer as a life-threatening disease for future generations through raising awareness and education, global network of influence, and taking action where it matters.
5. Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) - http://march.lshtm.ac.uk/
Based at LSHTM, MARCH brings together researchers, students and practitioners to improve health for women, children and families around the world. They conduct studies in low, middle and high income countries. Their world-renowned researchers have strengths in epidemiology, intervention studies and health economics and policy. Currently, they have over 80 multidisciplinary research studies which cover themes including: family planning, infertility, growth and development during pregnancy, maternal morbidity, newborn health, nutrition, health systems and treatment for infectious disease in pregnancy and early life.
6. Health Research Policy and Systems - http://www.health-policy-systems.com/
Health Research Policy and Systems is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that aims to provide a platform for the global research community to share their views, findings, insights and successes.
7. HPV Today: Newsletter on Human Papillomavirus - http://www.hpvtoday.com/
HPV Today is a newsletter which objective is to convey research information to clinicians and offer a comprehensive view of this rapidly evolving field. HPV Today informs on relevant advances in diagnosis, prevention and clinical management of patients as well as conveying the current thinking of the opinion leaders in the field. The section on 'published material' may be of particular interest. Free subscription is also available but you do need to register with the Newsletter - for more information, click here: registration for free electronic subscription .
8. RHO Cervical Cancer - http://www.rho.org/index.htm
RHO Cervical Cancer website is an initiative of PATH's cervical cancer vaccine project and is supported through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. RHO Cervical Cancer is designed to provide easy access to science-based information for health programme managers and decision-makers seeking to prevent cervical cancer in developing countries and low-resource settings. PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
See also their Cervical Cancer Prevention Action Planner (version 2.0) which is now available online with added resources for implementing HPV vaccination programmes. The Cervical Cancer Prevention Action Planner was designed to help busy health program decision-makers, planners and managers - especially those based in Africa, Asia, and Latin America - think through issues related to cervical cancer programming. It also provides many free resources to help with programme planning. Available in English and Spanish, the Action Planner features multimedia, impact models, a vast library of useful information and resources, and the chance to design a personal action plan.
9. Cervical Cancer Action (CCA) - http://www.cervicalcanceraction.org/home/home.php
CCA is a global coalition to stop cervical cancer. It is a community of organizations and individuals dedicated to working collaboratively to eliminate cervical cancer deaths worldwide. The Coalition seeks to maximize the impact of individuals, organizations and governments working to prevent cervical cancer globally through strategic advocacy, information sharing, human and resource mobilization and collaborative partnerships.
10. International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC) - http://www.ifcpc.org/index.asp
IFCPC's aim is to promote excellence in the practice of colposcopy and screening for cervical pre-cancer and cancer. This will be enhanced by informing women and promoting best standards of care in colposcopy with structured training, audit and research.
11. Gyneco Online (a francophone forum for gynaecologists) - http://juin.gyneco-online.com/index.php
12. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)- http://www.gavialliance.org
GAVI was launched to fund vaccines for children in the world's 70 poorest countries. It is a public-private partnership aimed at saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing access to immunisation in the world’s poorest countries. In November 2011, GAVI took the first steps to introduce vaccines against cervical cancer and rubella.
13. LSHTM Research Online - http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
The LSHTM has launched the Research Online initiative on 19 January 2012. LSHTM Research Online is a freely accessible database of the School's research, it holds the bibliographic details of research outputs together with the full text, wherever possible. At present there are over 19,000 records with more than 1,800 full text items, all authored by LSHTM researchers. Material covered includes articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings and reports. LSHTM Research Online is part of the growing Open Access movement to facilitate the open exchange of scholarly research.
14. HARP FP7 Kablink-Teaming workspace - https://teaming.lshtm.ac.uk
This workspace is set up to help HARP project staff share files, discussion, and work together more efficiently, effectively and securely (access is by username & password only). Kablink-Teaming is managed, administered and supported by LSHTM IT staff.
15. Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE) - http://www.yrgcare.org
YRG CARE is a non-profit organisation based in Chennai, India. The activities of YRG CARE are organized around four core areas - Education, Care & Support, Research and Training.
See also their HIV/AIDS Newsletter, Volume 5: Issue 1 (March 2012) , with a mini-review of an article relevant to HARP on HPV in HIV infected women, entitled "Human Papillomavirus Infection in HIV-Infected Women". The review concluded that: "Evidenced-based age appropriate screening and HPV immunization policies are essential for the developing world. A first step would be to conduct prospective studies that will evaluate the natural history of HPV infection at multiple anatomic sites among HIV-infected women."
