ABSTRACT
In 1990, Tim France switched from laboratory-based research on the molecular causes of prostate and breast cancer, to promoting the public understanding of science and health. The transition was helped by studying journalism and working for five years as the Scientific Editor of two popular scientific journals the British Journal of Haematology and the European Journal of Cancer. Since then, Dr. France has worked throughout the developing world with the WHO Global Programme on AIDS, UNAIDS, and various non-government organizations, preparing HIV/AIDS-related technical guidelines and policy materials, and developing information dissemination strategies. Current interests include the design and implementation of useful dialogue and information exchange using email and internet technology. In March 1998 he cofounded Health & Development Networks, a non-profit organization supporting the use of electronic communications in public health. Health & Development Networks, Website:https://www.hdnet.org Tel.: +353-868192324, Fax: +353-869-192324. Email:tfran@hdnet.org
Manju Chatani has worked in the HIV/AIDS field for the last seven years in a variety of capacities and levels in the US, Ghana and at the international level. With a background in public health and population research, she has worked in the AIDS field on the front-line as a casemanager, counsellor, journalist and support group facilitator. At the community and academic levels, as a consultant on HIV/AIDS and gender, she has conducted research and provided technical assistance to various non-governmental organizations, national and international bodies. Since last year, she has focussed on efforts towards the mobilization of the international AIDS community. Ms. Chatani has helped develop mechanisms for enhancing networking and information sharing processes using internet and e-mail technology. She has facilitated electronic discussions that expand South-South and North-South research, activism and cooperation activities. Currently, she resides in Ghana and is part of Health & Development networks, which supports the use of electronic communications in public health. Both authors can be contacted at the following address: P.O. Box 3131, Accra, Ghana.
