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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Good news for Indian researchers.....Cochrane Library accessible for next three years for India

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Indians-to-have-access-to-online-Cochrane-Library-for-3-more-years/2013/05/04/article1573869.ece

The much-needed national subscription for country-wide access to the online Cochrane Library has just been renewed for a further three years. In a statement, director of the South Asian Cochrane Network and Centre (SACNC) Dr Pratap Tharyan said this would provide millions of people in India continued free access to the best available evidence on the effects of healthcare interventions.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain various types of high-quality evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration. The Cochrane Reviews in the CDSR are prepared by authors who register titles with one of the 53 Cochrane Review Groups.

Numerous Cochrane Reviews of importance to public health in India required dissemination; and the free national access to The Cochrane Library ensures that ICMR’s investment in providing access to reliable evidence is utilized by the public bodies and their members, in order to improve health outcomes for the people of India.

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