The Drum Beat 72 - Materials

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Tempo, About Time, Base Line, Drum Role - every Tue. & Thur. on The Home Page.

4 new VACANCIES - see below.
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MATERIALS
See our web pages for a more complete listing.

1. The Business Response to HIV/AIDS: Impact & Lessons Learned - a report that aims to build awareness by businesses of the need to expand and enhance the response to HIV/AIDS. Highlights the impact of the epidemic on the productivity and costs of business and on its stakeholders (workforces, suppliers, communities and the general public), requiring early and continued prevention and care responses. Website. Contact Kieran Daly kieran.daly@pwblf.org

2. Himal South Asian - a magazine published in Nepal with headlines from South Asia. Online at Website.

3. Implementing the Safe Motherhood Action Agenda: A Resource Guide - a comprehensive annotated bibliography of publications, periodicals and web-based materials. Lists and describes a range of available materials and resources to design local and national interventions to reduce the annual toll of deaths of women during pregnancy and childbirth. Website.

4. Information & Communication Technology for Rural Development: Cases from India, edited by Subhash Bhatnagar & Robert Schware - documents the successful use of information and communication technology (ICT) in rural development. 16 case studies detail applications of information technology that have made a difference in the delivery of services or products in rural India or which have increased productivity. Among services covered are healthcare, milk collection, disaster management, postal services, telephones, and services for the disabled. Available from bookorders@indiasage.com

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If you are looking for a Consultant, advise us and we will circulate to our networks. Email Warren Feek wfeek@comminit.com with details and check out the Consultants List
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5. Tuberculosis Case Management CD-RO - a computer-based learning tool, trains health workers in TB diagnosis and treatment using the WHO's Directly Observed Therapy Short-Course (DOTS) approach. Tested in Ethiopia. Results from the pilot test indicate that health workers are able to learn from the programme at a faster rate than traditional paper-based training. Website. Contact qapdissem@urc-chs.com

6. Sex, Lies & AIDS, by Siddharth Dube - Demolishing the stock stereotypes about Indians being asexual and government claims that the epidemic is being controlled, Dube shows why the World Bank fears that in another 5 years as many as 40 million Indians may be infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. A mix of journalism and analysis. Website. Contact Renuka Chatterjee harper@del6.vsnl.net.in

7. NGO Networks for Health Reproductive Health Strategy - NGO Networks for Health is a collaboration aimed at improving family planning/reproductive health around the world by increasing the availability and use of voluntary family planning/reproductive health/child survival/HIV practices and services. Strategy Document now available online -
English OR Spanish.

8. FAO/UNAIDS Joint Report - "Sustainable Agricultural/Rural Development & Vulnerability to the AIDS Epidemic" - 7 case studies of agricultural/rural development projects operating in countries with high, medium and low HIV prevalence. Study posits that when people are exposed to poverty, food insecurity, gender inequality, migration, war and civil conflict, their vulnerability to HIV increases. In rural areas of most developing countries the spread of HIV is accelerated by migration, trade, the movement of refugees and strengthened rural-urban linkages. Contact Erwin Northoff Erwin.Northoff@FAO.org

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VACANCIES

Editorial Producer - MediaChannel.org - New York City

Health Communications Specialist - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HRMO - Atlanta, GA

Learning Co-ordinator & Networking & Information Officer - Healthlink Worldwide - UK

For more information or to receive the vacancy information package contact Carey Hooge chooge@comminit.com
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9. Deadly Vibe & Deadly Sounds - Australia - "Deadly Vibe" is a monthly national Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander music, entertainment, lifestyle and sport magasine. It carries strong health lifestyle messages, and reinforces the benefits of completing a full secondary education. Includes: voter information, discussion of self-esteem issues, and features of athletes and musicians who promote education and self-expression. "Deadly Sounds" is the national radio music programme supporting a positive healthy lifestyle without too much alcohol, without drugs. Website. Contact Deadly Vibe, PO Box 528, Stawberry Hills, NSW 2012 Australia, Phone: 1-800-623-430.

10. Reproductive Tract Infections - This set of factsheets, written for a Spanish-speaking audience, addresses a variety of medical and social issues related to reproductive tract infections. Designed for health promoters, programme managers, service providers and anyone involved in the dissemination of health information. Available free at the Regional Office for LAC and the Caribbean of the Population Council in Mexico. Website. Contact disemina@popcouncil.org.mx

11. Radio Documentary: Women Eye World Bank - the global women's movement has protested the contradictions between the World Bank's stated objective of alleviating poverty in the world and actual effects of policies that widen the gulf between rich and poor. In this audio documentary, women from inside and outside the bank hold a virtual debate about whether the bank has changed, as promised to women at Beijing in 1995, and whether it can change, given its basic assumptions. Contact Frieda Werden wings@wings.org

12. Volunteers in Charge: Community Participation in Reproductive Health Projects - a fact sheet that covers the vital elements that contribute to successful community involvement. Website. Contact Caroline caroline.kent@dsw-hannover.de

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For a CONSULTANT working to identify health needs and formulate strategies for change, contact CHPSS (Center for Health Policy & Strategic Studies), Lagos, Nigeria.
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13. "Children in the New Media Landscape. Games, Pornography, Perceptions," edited by Cecilia von Feilitzen & Ulla Carlsson - 2 themes: violence in video and computer games, and pornography on television and Internet. Includes 2 bibliographies: "Research on Pornography & Sex in the Media" and "Research on Video & Computer Games". Website. Contact eva.gidsater@nordicom.gu.se

14. "Dawn's Gift" - a video of a young woman who lived with HIV and died of AIDS. This 60 min. VHS has 3 parts. Includes: the basics of AIDS education - transmission, progression, prevention; a clear description of what it's like to be a person with AIDS, and ultimately, a story of grace and dignity in the face of adversity. Website.

15. Gender & Decision Making: Kenya Case Study (2000) - presents the methods and results of a series of workshops focused on gender and decision-making at the household level. Workshops helped community members discuss and analyze how decisions about family resources and childbearing were being made, and what impact these patterns had on men's and women's well-being. Outlines 3 participatory exercises: Decision Making over Assets, Responsibility for Meeting Family Needs, and Decision Making on Childbearing, as well as the results and key lessons learned from the process. Website. Contact order@wn.org

16. Journal of Health Communication's special HIV/AIDS supplement issue is online. Debuted at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, S. Africa, the issue contains articles on the challenges and successes of communication issues surrounding the global AIDS situation. Website.

17. "Development Alert" - an e-newspaper from Bihar to provide a global platform to social activists, NGOs, and other development organisations. Designed and maintained by Bihar Times, a news portal on Bihar. Contact Augustine Veliath aveliath@unicef.org

18. The South Africa portion of the Southern African Democracy Barometer is complete. Focuses on South Africans evaluations' of government performance, views of the overall political system, commitment to democracy, and participation in politics. Contact Tanya Shanker tanya@idasact.org.za

19. AIDS Asia: Voice of Asian Solidarity against AIDS - a bimonthly newsletter, AIDS Asia is a network of NGOs from the region to strengthen Government-NGO and NGO-NGO ties. Contains human interest stories, interviews, media opinions, technical articles, conference reports and information targeted at Health Professionals, Policy Makers, NGOs, Libraries, Donor Agencies, and Media. Website. Contact ihoaids@vsnl.com

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Please send items for The Drum Beat to the Editor - Deborah Heimann dheimann@comminit.com