Improving Online Access to Medical Information for Low-Income Countries

Aronson, Barbara

doi:10.1056/nejmp048009

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Improving Online Access to Medical Information for Low-Income Countries

Aronson, Barbara·2004·New England Journal of Medicine

DOI 10.1056/nejmp048009

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Over the past two years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has worked with publishing partners (including the Journal) to improve online access to scientific resources as a way of supporting health professionals, medical researchers, and academics in developing countries. WHO helped to create the Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI, http://www.healthinternetwork.org), which offers health and medical institutions in 69 of the world's lowest-income countries free online access to a large library of important international journals. This initiative has been expanded to include an additional 44 countries that qualify for access to the journals at a very low price. . . .

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Some participating institutions are using their HINARI eligibility to leverage funding for equipment and Internet access from their governments and from international donors.
“Some participating institutions are using their HINARI eligibility to leverage funding for equipment and Internet access from their governments and from international donors (Aronson 2004).”
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Early usage statistics indicate that at least document downloading has been steadily increasing.
“Early usage statistics indicate that at least document downloading has been steadily increasing (Aronson 2004).”
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Access to relevant health information in a timely fashion is already reducing the sense of professional isolation felt by many researchers in developing countries.
“However, access to relevant health information in a timely fashion is already reducing the sense of professional isolation felt by many researchers in developing countries (Aronson 2004).”
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Authors: Aronson, B.
Affiliations: World Health Organization (CH)
Corresponding author: Aronson, Barbara
Venue: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Published: 2004-03-04
Volume: 350
Issue: 10
Pages: 966-968
ISSN: 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmp048009
OpenAlex: W2022202533
Cited by: 132
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 36.70
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Publishing and Scholarly Communication
Keywords: HINARI, low-income countries, open access to scientific literature, World Health Organization, journal subscription costs
MeSH terms: Computer User Training, Developing Countries, Health Services Accessibility, Income, Information Services, International Cooperation, Publishing, Internet

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