Lukol Directory: Health: Public Health and Safety: Tropical Health

Tropical-Medicine.net
Information about diseases of the tropics including bacterial, viral and parasitic causes, treatments, and outcomes. Part of the ALtruis Biomedical Network.
http://www.tropical-medicine.net

Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
Program sponsored by the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Bank involved in combating major tropical diseases. Links to research publications.
http://www.who.int/tdr/

Wellcome Trust Centre for Tropical Medicine
Provides information on research conducted on public health issues in tropical countries. Links, meetings and publications are included on the website.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/Well_Trop/

Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine
Tropical medicine courses in Peru in collaboration with University of Alabama and McGill University.
http://info.dom.uab.edu/gorgas/index.html

Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
The ACTM is the pre-eminent organisation in the Australasian region representing professional interests in tropical medicine.
http://www.tropmed.org/newindex.htm

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases : Travel Health
The department of travel medicine provides up to date information on vaccines and how to avoid nasty things like malaria and travelers diarrhea. (London)
http://thehtd.org

McGill University Centre for Tropical Diseases
The Centre offers a number of educational opportunities each year in the fields of Tropical Medicine, Laboratory Parasitology and International Health.
http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/tropmed/

TROPMEDEX : Tropical Medicine Expeditions
Intensive learning course on Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine for health care professionals in Kenya and Uganda (East Africa).
http://www.tropmedex.com/

International Federation of Tropical Medicine
The organization was found to coordinate and facilitate the exchange of information among national tropical medicine societies.
http://www.iftm.org/

American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Purpose includes the prevention and control of tropical diseases through research and education.
http://www.astmh.org/

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Links to organizations, references and government resources.
http://hml.org/WWW/tropical.html

Parasite and Vector Biology Division
A division of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Features research interests and publications. (UK)
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/Well_Trop/resear...

Tropical Medicine 101
Clinical tropical medicine course held in Panajachel, Guatemala by an all-volunteer, non-profit organization working with indigenous Mayan communities. CME available.
http://www.tropicalmedicine101.com/staging...

Universität Heidelberg - Abteilung für Tropenhygiene und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen
Institutsseite der Abteilung für Tropenhygiene und öffentliches Gesundheitswesen
http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/inde...

Malaria Foundation
Mission is to facilitate the development and implementation of solutions to the health, economic and social problems caused by malaria.
http://www.malaria.org/

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Content includes scientific articles on tropical medicine, parasitology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology and international medicine.
http://www.ajtmh.org/

Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
London-based organization promoting the study, control and prevention of tropical diseases.
http://www.rstmh.org/

Tropical Medicine Internet Resources
Links arranged by subject. Hosted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/about/LibraryInt...

Tropical Disease Research
Division of WHO which promotes, advocates and coordinates tropical disease control to improve the health status of individual communities and populations.
http://www.who.int/topics/tropical_disease...

International Registry of Tropical Imaging 
Archive for imaging studies (X-rays, ultrasound, CT, MRI) of over 60 parasitic and non-parasitic tropical diseases.
http://tmcr.usuhs.mil/

Institute of Tropical Medicine
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium.
http://lib.itg.be/bibhome.htm

A Guide to Travel Health and Tropical Diseases
Information on tropical diseases especially Malaria, dangerous sea creatures, survival at sea.
http://www.caske2000.org/health

Swiss Tropical Institute
Mission is contribute to the improvement of the health of populations internationally through research, services and teaching and training. Site available in English, Deutsch, or Français.
http://www.sti.ch/

Sub Topics:
Infectious Diseases


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Health: Public Health and Safety: Disease Control and Prevention: Immunizations: Travelers



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