Open, free access to health evidence: a new precedent for Africa | IOL

"One of the SAMRC units, Cochrane South Africa, has procured a national licence that provides 'one-click' access to the Cochrane Library for everyone in South Africa. This will provide fair, equal – and free – access to evidence-based Cochrane Reviews for all. It’s a chance for practitioners, policymakers and patients to get up-to-date, scientifically rigorous information about health care.

This is the first time a country in Africa has bought a national licence of this kind, though other low or middle-income countries such as India have already gone this route."