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What is HINARI?
HINARI stands for the Health
InterNetwork Access to Research
Initiative. HINARI is an international
initiative to provide free, or low-cost,
access to the major journals in biomedical
and related social sciences, to public
institutions in developing countries.
It aims to improve public health by
facilitating the flow of health information,
using the Internet. The core elements
of the project are content, Internet
connectivity and capacity building.
Eligibility for HINARI membership
is based on gross national product
(GNP) per capita. Institutions in
countries with GNP per capita below
US$1,000 are eligible for free
access to the literature. Institutions
in countries where GNP per capita
lies between $1,000 and $3,000 are
eligible for access at reduced prices.
Within these countries HINARI will
benefit bona fide academic, research
and government institutions.
Who is behind HINARI?
HINARI was launched by the
Secretary General of the United
Nations in September 2000 and is led
by the World Health Organization
WHO). The HINARI project brings
together public and private partners
with the principle of ensuring equitable
access to health information.
There are 113 countries whose institutions
are eligible to join HINARI and
currently over 1,000 health institutions
are registered for free or very low-cost
access to the journal collection.
HINARI has partnered with the
world's leading biomedical publishers
to bring over 2,000 journals to the
developing world.
Why does HINARI exist?
HINARI was created to bridge the 'digital
divide' in health, ensuring that relevant
information - and the technologies
to deliver it - are widely available and
effectively used by health personnel:
professionals, researchers and scientists,
and policy makers.
The HINARI portal provides a vast
library of up-to-date information on
public health. Users can access scientific
publications, statistical data and
information for health policy and practice,
as well as computational health
applications such as geographical
information systems and epidemiological
tools, plus courses and training
offered through distance learning.
HINARI seeks to establish or upgrade
thousands of Internet-connected sites
in public and not-for-profit institutions
in developing countries. The project
hopes to concentrate on building the
skills needed to put information into
action: information access and use in
daily work, basic computer and
Internet skills, and hands-on training
to use specialized public health information,
literature and tools.
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