Global Health: Free Global Health Resources
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Using Databases in Low-Resource Settings
If you are a researcher using databses in a low resource setting, please review this presentation given by Gracian Chimwaza at the Information Training & Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA).
The presentation covers:
- Different strategies for accessing full-text articles
- Guidance on finding grey literature and government publications
- Using HINARI/Research4Life
- Other search engines to use in a systematic review
The file is also available for download below.
Free Article Databases
- Biomed Central (BMC)STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher of 220 open access, online, peer-reviewed journals.
- Directory of Open Access JournalsDOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
- EldisEldis provides free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues.
- EthnoMedCross-cultural health issues especially for recent immigrants.
- Free Medical JournalsFull text journals covering a variety of medical specialties.
- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education & ResearchCollection of open access and free journals in a wide range of medical disciplines.
- Global Index MedicusThe Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries.
- The Lancet Global Health PortalThe Lancet's global health content in one location.
- Public Library of Science (PLOS)PLOS publishes Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine.
- Sabinet African JournalsSabinet African Journals encompasses the breadth and depth of African research content by offering the most comprehensive, searchable collection of full-text African electronic journals available on one platform. This service is accessible anytime and anywhere, and contains over 600 journal titles in 10 collections.
- SciELODatabase of science, technology, and medicine open access journals from Latin America, Portugal, Spain, and South Africa.
- USAID Development Experience ClearinghouseSearch USAID's online database of agency-funded technical and program-related documents to download for free.
Resources for Use in the Field
- Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition (DCP-3)Disease Control Priorities provides a periodic review of the most up-to-date evidence on cost-effective interventions to address the burden of disease in low-resource settings.
- FreeBooks4DoctorsOver 300 free medical books and book-like websites.
- HinariHINARI Programme set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.
- InTech Open Access BooksRead, share and download more than 5,700 peer-reviewed Open Access books on any electronic device anywhere in the world. Includes life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences.
- K4Health: ToolkitsElectronic collections of resources on particular health topics that are vetted and selected by technical experts. They are designed for health program managers, service providers, and policy makers.
- MedCalcA collection of online calculators for various clinical scenarios.
- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Reference BooksBooks that are free online or available for purchase at low cost that are useful for field work in disaster or resource poor areas.
Health Education
- Consortium of Universities for Global HealthCUGH facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations to share knowledge to address global health challenges. UNC's membership affords the campus an active role in the consortium.
- E-learning Resources for Global Health ResearchersA collection of no- and low-cost resources aggregated NIH Fogarty International Center, including training courses, MOOCs and course materials (presentations, videos, reading lists, visual aids, articles), resource centers and resource networks.
- Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety WorkshopCreated and hosted by the University of Minnesota Health Careers Center, designed for all students who are going abroad to volunteer in a healthcare setting.
- Global Health in Pediatric Education: An Implementation Guide for Program DirectorsA global health curriculum focusing on children's health by the American Board of Pediatrics.
- Health Books InternationalHealth Books International (formerly Teaching-aids At Low Cost) advances medical knowledge and teaching by providing free or low cost teaching materials for health workers in developing countries.
- Health Education Program for Developing CountriesEvidence-based guidelines from WHO and UNICEF have been incorporated into this site.
- Hesperian Health GuidesEasy to use, illustrated, medically accurate materials in many languages covering women’s health, children, disabilities, dentistry, health education, HIV, and environmental health.
- Pediatric Education in Disasters ManualTen modules in English and Spanish focusing on disaster preparedness to meet children's needs.
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