HINARI Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative World Health Organization October

World Health Organization October 2002 Aim of HINARI To support health sector efforts in developing countries by enabling access to high quality, timely, relevant scientific information, via Internet, at affordable prices.

World Health Organization October 2002 What is offered? Content: l Full-text of journals directly from publishers’ websites l Currently 2060 titles from 24 publishers, new publishers joining l Subject scope: biomedical and related social sciences l No restrictions: current issues and back years included

World Health Organization October 2002 What is offered? Training: l English language training modules; French adaptations available in October l First training-for-trainers workshop July 2002, Tanzania, focus on malaria research l First French language workshop scheduled for October 2002, Madagascar ICT support: l No resources currently available

World Health Organization October 2002 The beneficiaries Country eligibility: l Two tiers: according to GNP p.c., signatories of Berne convention (waived for poorest) Institution eligibility: l Schools of medicine / nursing / public health / pharmacy; universities; research institutes; government offices; teaching hospitals; medical libraries l NGO staff accepted as “walk-in” users at eligible institutions

World Health Organization October 2002 Pricing model Based on ability of user to pay: tiered pricing l Free for countries with GNP p.c. <$1000 l Very reduced prices for countries with GNP p.c. between $1000-$3000 (announcement of terms expected October 2002) l Users sign common license agreement

World Health Organization October 2002 Partners and partner roles l Publishers: full partners in developing the framework l WHO administrative role: identification and verification of institutions; menu interface; authentication; user statistics l BMJ: publisher partner and member of HINARI task force; development of common license agreement

World Health Organization October 2002 Partners and partner roles l Yale University: technical assistance on authentication, menu interface; development of English language training modules; training l Hôpital Necker: development of French language training modules; training l TDR: organization and funding of training workshop; publishing and distribution of training modules on CD-ROM; HINARI fellowship l NLM: coordination with PubMed; evaluation study

World Health Organization October 2002 Progress to date In the first 7 months, 31 January - 31 August 2002: l From the 68 countries eligible for free access l 343 institutions registered (from an estimated total of 600 eligible) from 54 countries l From the 42 countries eligible for low priced access l 176 institutions pre-registered (from an estimated total of 600 eligible) from 31 countries

World Health Organization October 2002 What we need to work on l Integrate locally-produced information l Include other information formats (books, databases) l Expand training efforts, including French, Spanish adaptations of training modules l ICT support to institutions l Alternative solutions for countries not included in the publishers’ offer

World Health Organization October 2002 Framework based on: l Multi-lateral, multi-sectoral partnership l Transparent criteria for inclusion l Equitable pricing l Respect of copyright l Common license agreement l One-stop delivery mechanism l Commitment minimum 5 years l Integration with global development efforts, wider socio-economic context l Sustainability

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