Cochrane Library now freely available in India

The Cochrane Library is now freely available to all residents of India with internet access thanks to funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Through several provisions and funding schemas, the Cochrane Library is currently freely available in many geographic areas of the world including Australia, Norway, Ireland, parts of Canada and many other countries, regions and territories. For a full list, look under "Access to Cochrane" on the Cochrane Library's homepage via John Wiley & Sons. From 29 January 2007 the Cochrane Library will be freely available to all residents of India with internet access thanks to funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (www.icmr.nic.in), and work of the South Asia Cochrane Netork (www.cochrane-sacn.org). More than a thousand million people will now have the opportunity to access the high-quality, independent evidence for healthcare decision-making found in the Cochrane Library. Here is a link to an article in the Indian newspaper,

The Telegraph