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 6 years ago
Gale’s Health & Wellness Resource Center provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information. This rich online resource offer access to thousands of…
Health planning & management / 481 views
Posted 4 years ago
FP2020 has created this platform to ensure key information from global experts about access to family planning during this crisis is getting into the hands…
Infectious diseases/COVID-19 / 205 views
Posted 6 years ago
Finding Answers aims to find promising solutions to reduce health care disparities and to encourage the spread of best practices. The database creates an evidence-based,…
Evidence-based practices / 488 views
Posted 4 years ago
FastStats provide index for quick and easy access to selected statistics on a variety of health topics. It is the latest data in reports, databases…
Health statistics / 267 views
Posted 6 years ago
Europe PMC is a repository, providing access to worldwide life sciences articles, books, patents and clinical guidelines. It includes resources from PubMed and PubMed Central…
Primary health care / 561 views
Posted 3 years ago
The gateway has country profile updates, data on communicable and non-communicable diseases, emergencies, environmental health, health systems.
Health information technology & information management / 101 views
Posted 3 years ago
Health for All database brings together the indicators that are part of major monitoring frameworks relevant to the Region, such as Health 2020 and the…
Health statistics / 91 views
Posted 6 years ago
Run by the British Library, EThOS aims to maximize the availability and visibility of UK doctoral theses via a single web interface. It does this…
Primary health care / 499 views
Posted 6 years ago
eScholarship@UMMS is a digital repository and publishing system offering worldwide access to the research, scholarly work, and expertise of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS)…
Primary health care / 563 views
Posted 6 years ago
The database has information on air, land, water, waste, toxics, radiation and facilities. The Envirofacts Multisystem Search integrates information from a variety of databases and…
Environmental health / 776 views
Posted 6 years ago
Emerald Reach is an open access program for research based on insights from authors, librarians, and the broader open access community. The research on health…
Health planning & management / 531 views
Posted 6 years ago
The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) produced by Elsevier Science, is a major biomedical database with coverage of PubMed/Medline content, international journals and pharmaceutical journals. The…
Medical services / 607 views
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