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INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
Many countries offer governmental furnished health care or governmental subsidized health care.
In the Americas, countries offering universal health care include: Argentina (combination of employer, labor union, governmental and private plans) Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenland, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Trinidad, Tobaga and Venezuala.
In Asia and the Middle East, countries offering universal health insurance include: Bhutan, Hong Kong (with the second highest survival rate in the world); China, Macau, North Korea, Mongolia, Khazakstan, Tajekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbijan, Pakistan, Jordan, Oman. India's health care is operated by federal governments. Israel furnishes basic health care.
Almost all of Europe has basic or general health care. Some countries offer health care for sickness and basic care and individuals have the opportunity to supplement their health care with private programs. The Netherlands has a dual system whereupon all primary care is furnished by private corporation or individuals and long termed care is furnished by the government through taxation. Taxation does pay part of the health care premiums.
In Russia, health care is free of charge, whereas in Australia, government expends about sixty percent of the costs. In Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, South Africa, Tunisia and Ghana offer universal health care to their populations.
Early diagnosis of cancers make Lynch syndrome cancers very treatable and making certain those at risk have access to the resources which can enhance the quality of life for them and for their families.
INFORMATION
Open Access to Free Journals and Studies:
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Human Genome -Information, Education and Statistics on International Genetics
The Human Variome Project International, Ltd
International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours - InSight
National Center for Biotechnical Information -Information, Education and Statistics on International Genetics
Orphanet - Information on Rare Diseases
Orphanet - Lynch Syndrome Support Group Page
Orphanet International Trial Search
World Health Organization: Genetic Counseling
The American Society of Human Genetics
American College of Human Genetics
American Board of Genetic Counseling
American Board of Medical Genetics
National Coalition for Health Education In Genetics
International Society of Nurses in Genetics
Association of Genetics Technologists
Federal of American Societies for Experimental Biology
American Society of Gene Therapy
Ibero American Society of Human Genetics of North America
EuroGenTest, includes unites on genetic testing: quality management, information databases, public health, new technologies and education
European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)
European Genetics Foundation (EGF)
European Cytogeneticist Association (ECA)
European Society of Gene Therapy (ESGT)
Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS)
Association of Chinese Geneticists in America
Latin American Human Genetics Network [Red Latinoamericana de Genética Humana], (RELAGH)
Latin American Society of Genetics (ALAG)
International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (see Member Societies List)
Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
Human Genetics Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)
Society for The Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM)
International Consortium For Oral Clefts Genetics (ICOCG)
International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)
EuroGenTest, includes unites on genetic testing: quality management, information databases, public health, new technologies and education
Association for Molecular Pathology (see genetics subdivision)
The Genome Action Coalition (TGAC)
National Cancer Institute - Directory of Genetic Counseling Experts
World of Genetic Societies - Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Coalition for Genetic Fairness (CGF)
Genetic Resources on the Web (GROW)
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)
Public Health Genetics Society
National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG)
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR)
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (SACGT)
National and Regional Genetics Societies and Associations, Illinois State Academy of Science
Genetické spolecnosti ve svete, lists of genetic societies
Center For Disease Control, United States Government
National Institute of Health, United States Government
World Cancer Research Fund International
Argentina
Argentina Society of Medical Genetics [Sociedade Argentina de Genética Médica]
Sociedade Argentina de Genética
Arab States
Center for Arab Genomic Studies
Bahrain
State of Bahrain Ministry of Health
Brazil
Brazilian Clinical Genetics Society [Socidade Brasileira de Genética]
Brunei Darussalam
Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam
Chile
Sociedad de Genética de Chile, Chilean Genetics Society
La Sociedad de Genética de Chile (affiliated with Chilean Biology Society)
China
Cancer Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
Cook Islands
Government of the Cook Islands
Eastern Biotech Genetic Testing and Counseling MSH1 and MSH2
Estonia
Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
Estonia Society of Medical Genetics
Finland
Finnish Society of Medical Genetics
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Holland
Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Danish Society of Medical Genetics (Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Genetik)
Dutch Association of Clinical Genetics (VKGN)
Netherlands Society of Human Genetics
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, The Netherlands
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Department of Genetics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, The Netherlands
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
Department of Clinical Genetics and Human Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
Department of Gastroenterology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
India
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai - 600020, India
Italy
Italian Society of Human Genetics
(SIGU) (Societa Italiana di Genetica Umana)
Korea
Genetics Society of Korea (GSK)
Korean Society of Human Genetics
Latvia
Latvian Medical Genetics Society
Hereditary Cancer Institute, Riga Stradiš University, Dzirciema Street 16, LV 1007, Riga, Latvia
Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon
Eastern Biotech Genetic Testing and Counseling MSH1 MSH2
Lithuania
Ministry of Health, Republic of Lithuania
Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics
Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics, Santariskiu st. 2, Vilnius LT-08661, Lithuania
Luxembourg
Ministre de la Sante, Luxembourg
New Zealand
New Zealand Ministry of Health
Papua New Guinea
Department of Health, Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Ministry of Public Health, Qatar
Romania
Romanian Society of Human Genetics
Serbia
Serbian Society for Human Genetics
Singapore
National University Hospital, Singapore
Slovak Republic
Ministry of Health, Slovak Republic (This website is not available in English)
Slovenia
Ministry of Health, Republic of Slovenia
UAE
College of Health Sciences, Genetics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Revised 9/13/2012