Information and Communication Technologies: Table 1

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Table 1. Reproductive Health Activities Benefiting From ICTs

Activity	ICT Applications	Examples
Research	Literature databases Libraries Online collections of PDF documents available to email	Free medical journals (www.freemedicaljournals.com) id21health (www.id21.org/health/) Eldis (www.eldis.org) PRB e-library (www.prb.org/email) Population and Health Info Share (www.phishare.org) RH gateway (www.rhgateway.org/) African Journals Online (www.ajol.org)
Networking	Electronic discussion groups Conference announcements and proceedings Professional websites	Afro-Nets (www.afronets.org/index.php) Interagency Gender Working Group (www.igwg.org/) moderated listserv (to join, email igwg@prb.org) WHO’s Health Information Forum (HIF-net) email discussion list (to join, email health@inasp.info) Second Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health (www.apcrsh.com/) The Association of Uganda Women Medical Doctors (www.auwmd.interconnection.org/)
Advocacy	Email discussion lists Online newsletters Websites	Saathii (www.saathii.org) Microbicides (www.global-campaign.org/resources.htm) Angel Coalition (www.angelcoalition.org/)
Health worker education and training	PowerPoint curricula Blended web and other technologies Learning centers CD-ROMs Emailed newsletters, updates Video conferencing	Supercourse (www.pitt.edu/) Virtual campus of Public Health (www.campusvirtualsp.org/eng/index.html) TALC (www.jhpiego.org/) EngenderHealth modules (www.engenderhealth.org/) JHPIEGO TrainerNews (community.jhpiego.jhu.edu/) Adapting to Change training (www.reprohealth.org/) ITCAN Information and Communication Technology Capacity Building for Asia Network (www.it-can.org)
Reaching youth	Blended combinations of radio, video, websites Telephone hotline	Soul City (www.soulcity.org.za/) HIV/AIDS telephone helpline, Rajasthan, India (www.comminit.com/)
Improving health systems	Handheld computers for rural health workers to collect data	Community Access to Sustainable Health (Ca:sh) (http://kaash.sourceforge.net/)
"What's new"	Emailed updates on sexual and reproductive health	Push Journal (www.pushjournal.org/) The PopReporter (www.infoforhealth.org/popreporter/) OneWorld.net (www.oneworld.net) Digital Opportunity Channel (www.digitalopportunity.org)

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