Hygiene Matters at SCA
Hygiene resources in Mexico

Hygiene resources in Mexico

As many as 28,6% of all Mexicans say that they are always worried to get ill due to lack of hygiene (Sweden: 0,0%, UK: 6,2%). At the same time one third of all Mexicans clean their mobile phones daily (Russia: 23,3%, Sweden: 2,5%). Two out of three Mexicans use the Internet as a supplement to receive information from healthcare providers (Germany: 31,2%, Australia: 39,8%). Source: Hygiene Matters 2010 - the SCA Hygiene Report

General

 
    Salud y Medicinas
Online health portal.
Link  www.saludymedicinas.com.mx (Spanish)
    UniversoMedico
Online health portal.
Link universomedico.com.mx (Spanish)
    Cuida Tu Salud
Online health portal with doctor Diane Pérez
Link www.cuidatusaludcondiane.com (Spanish)
    Mediks.com
Online health portal.
Link www.medics.com (Spanish)

Statistics

 
Sistema Nacional de Información Estadistica y Geográfica
Mexican statistic’s agency.
Link www.inegi.org.mx (Spanish)
    WHO statistics for Mexico
Country profile, health service coverage, access to water/sanitation etc.
Link www.who.int (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Arabian)
    UNICEF statistics for Mexico
Basic indicators, nutrition, women, child protection, health etc.
Link www.unicef.org (English, Spanish, French, Arabian, Chinese)

Incontinence

 
    TENA
Exhaustive information on what is causing bladder weakness, different types of incontinence, how to get help, exercises, people with incontinence telling their story, discussion forum, possibility to ask experts etc.
Link www.tena.com.mx (Spanish)

Feminine care

 
    Bladder weakness during pregnancy.
Look for TENA under “Incontinence”.
    Pregúngale al experto
An expert answers your questions about your body and your feelings, e.g. menstruation, contraceptives, weight, venereal diseases etc.
Link www.saba.com.mx, click there on “Cuerpo de mujer” (Spanish)
    Terra mujer
Online magazine and community for girls and women
Link mujer.terra.es (Spanish)
    Pro Mujer
Organization providing Latin America’s poorest women with the means to build livelihoods for themselves through microfinance, business training and healtchcare support.
Link www.promujer.org (English, Spanish)
    Saba
Offers sanitary napkins and panty liners
Link www.saba.com.mx (Spanish)

Baby & mother care

 
    Child incontinence and bladder weakness during pregnancy.
Look for TENA under “Incontinence”.
    BabyCenter
BabyCentre helps new, expectant and "actively trying" parents to find the information, support and reassurance they need.
Link www.babycenter.com.mx (Spanish)
Esperando bebé
Mexican mother & baby portal.
Link www.esperandobb.com (Spanish)

Public & hand hygiene

 
    Tork
Away From Home products and services for personal hygiene as well as for wiping, cleaning, and polishing application in industry. Tork also has a complete range of table napkins and specific healthcare products.
Link www.tork.com.mx (Spanish)
    Regio
Offers toilet paper, kitchen towels and napkins.
Link www.higienicamenteregio.com (Spanish)

Water

 
    Centro Virtual de Information del Agua
Mexican water portal with news, facts, water glossary, reports, links to organisations, educational material etc.
Link www.agua.org.mx (Spanish)
    Infoagua
News portal about water in Latin America
Link www.infoagua.org (Spanish)
    Freshwater Action Network Mexico (FAN-MEX)
Network of civil society organizations based in Mexico promoting the exchange of experiences, information, training and dissemination of activities regarding water and sanitation in order to build capacity among our members.
Link www.freshwateraction.net (English)
Pronatura
Pronatura Mexico’s mission is the conservation of flora, fauna and priority ecosystems, while promoting society’s development in harmony with nature.
Link www.pronatura.org.mx (English, Spanish)
PUBLISHED  2009.09.25
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