Health Databases

Here you find general reference and useful databases that specialize on topics covering global health, public health, maternal and child health, mental health, reproductive health; health planning & management (including evidence-based practice and systematic reviews) and more. The databases are organized by these specialized subjects for ease of reference. For details on subjects identified and catalogued by the RC, see the glossary or ‘Main subject areas’ and ‘Subsidiary subject areas”. There are also grey literature and multidisciplinary specialist databases to allow you to make your search.

Most of the databases are free to use and provide access to journals, e-books, articles, and expert commentaries. However, some database services require free registration and login. Please read the database suppliers’ terms of use, copyright, and privacy policies before using the resources. A number of key health databases that require subscription are also listed for your information.

Posted 4 years ago

The Open Research Library is an aggregation of peer-reviewed, open access, scholarly monographs which is hosted on the BiblioBoard platform. Hosting makes the user experience…

 Public health / 271 views

Posted 4 years ago

Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty…

 Public health / 248 views

Posted 6 years ago

OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. It is a search engine that combs though open access repositories around the world. OpenDOAR…

 Health information technology & information management / 525 views

Posted 4 years ago

OASIS is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. It currently searches open content from different sources, including in…

 Public health / 276 views

Posted 6 years ago

The collections at OpenSALDRU respository include: child health, health care,  health inequality, health status, mental health, nutrition and more.

 Primary health care / 484 views

Posted 3 years ago

ORDA is a hub for managing and sharing research data at the University of Sheffield.  ORDA allows you to find, publish and share datasets, software…

 Primary health care / 101 views

Posted 6 years ago

OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Most trials have been…

 Systematic review / 508 views

Posted 4 years ago

Our World in Data has focused its efforts on building a global dataset on COVID-19 testing. Testing is so very crucial to understanding the spread of…

 Infectious diseases/COVID-19 / 216 views

Posted 4 years ago

The complete COVID-19 dataset is a collection of the COVID-19 data maintained by Our World in Data. It is updated daily and includes data on…

 Infectious diseases/COVID-19 / 220 views

Posted 6 years ago

Ovid is an internationally recognized leader in medical information services, providing its customers a customizable suite of content, tools, and services to fuel medical discoveries,…

 Medical services / 443 views

Posted 6 years ago

Ovid HealthSTAR is comprised of data from the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE and selected journals. The database contains citations to the published literature on…

 Health information technology & information management / 567 views

Posted 3 years ago

Oxfam Policy & Practice provides you access to knowledge, evidence and ideas from the work of Oxfam and communities and organizations it partners with around…

 Community development / 105 views

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