for our Western and National Conference. It was brought to my
attention while I was in Geneva. The WHO has a project named "Blue
Trunk Library" where they distribute basic health and medical
information to district health teams in developing countries. This
'ready-to-use' mini-library are used to disseminate health information
in places where there are little or no medical and public health
information and internet access. They are delivered in these blue
metal trunks to ensure easy transportation and storage. Info can be
found at http://www.who.int/ghl/mobile
Content of the materials in the trunks include:
* General medicine and nursing
* Community health
* Primary health care
* Health management and epidemiology
* Maternal health and family planning
* Child health
* Diarrhoeal diseases
* Nutrition and nutritional disorders
* Essential drugs
* Communicable diseases and vaccination
* Parasitic diseases and vector control
* Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
* Surgery, anaesthesia and hospitals
* Medical and laboratory technology
Each library costs $2000 US and I was told that other student
organizations in the past have fundraised for a library to be
delivered to their country of choice. They also have the trunks in
French, Portuguese, and Arabic. Just an idea for us to consider since
we can perhaps incorporate this to a fundraiser night in both the
National and Western conferences.
Contact info to the WHO is: bluetrunk@who.int
What do you guys think?
Eugene
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