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1 June 2017 | Cape Town | The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) aims to improve the quality of healthcare for South Africans. The SAMRC’s Cochrane Centre recently procured a national Cochrane Library licence that will make evidence-based scientific reviews accessible to healthcare decision makers in South Africa. 

The Cochrane Library  is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. Cochrane Reviews provide reliable and unbiased evidence through the identification, assessment, synthesis and dissemination of research findings. The Cochrane Library houses over 7000 systematic reviews. The national license in South Africa will provide students, practitioners, researchers and patients with one-click access to this leading resource in evidence-based research. Subject areas include pregnancy, mental health, cancer, paediatric care, surgical procedures, public health, plus many more. To date, 506 South African researchers have contributed to Cochrane research. 

The content can be accessed either through Wiley Online Library or through the Cochrane Library