AIM's objective is to provide improved access to published and unpublished health literature from Africa. Afro Regional Office in Brazzaville . There are currently 15,000 records with abstracts. This database provides practical rather than clinical information on health and disability issues in developing countries. With over 33,000 records, this important database was compiled in response to the queries received by the Centre from all over Southern Africa and includes the Centre's Monthly Bulletin, InforX-Med.
Emphasis is on information related to medicines, therapeutics, and other aspects of medical science.
Aimed at the broad community as well as the information professional, CHID indexes 65 South African medical journals, as well as grey literature, pamphlets, posters, and videos. CHID includes contact information for obtaining specific health information in Africa. This database is produced in the Law Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. There is a strong human rights and legal focus, but also includes information on treatment, care, prevention, epidemiology, development, medical ethics and research and clinical trials. The database also focuses on primary health care needs in developing countries.