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    Armenian Canadian Medical Association of Ontario
    555 University Avenue, Room 6536B
    Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8
    Canada
    Phone: (416) 813-6291
    Fax: (416) 813-6334
    Email: [email protected]

    Press Release: Full-text online biomedical journals for Armenia's scientists


    The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI,
    http://www.healthinternetwork.org) is a project administered by the World
    Health Organization (WHO) in conjunction with the six major journal
    publishers worldwide to provide free-of-charge full-text access to
    institutions in developing countries. To meet the criteria of free access,
    the country's GNP per capita has to be less than $1000 US; whereas
    institutions in countries with GNP per capita $1000-3000 pay a fee of $1000
    per year per institution. Armenia is included in the list of countries
    eligible for free access, as its GNP per capita is less than $1000 US
    (http://www.who.int/library/reference/temp/Eligible_countries.pdf).

    The Armenian Canadian Medical Association of Ontario (ACMAO) put
    considerable effort in distributing information about the availability of
    this resource. However, only 4 institutions from Armenia currently have this
    most valuable scientific resource - American University of Armenia,
    Emergency Scientific Medical Center, Yerevan State Medical University
    (YSMU), Yerevan State University Library and the University Hospital # 1,
    all located in Yerevan. The majority of Armenian physicians and scientists
    are still unaware of this resource.

    All research institutions, universities and hospitals in Armenia qualify for
    free access through HINARI. All that is required is a director, a librarian
    and a computer technician. As of July 12, 2005, HINARI provides access to
    full-text articles from 2884 biomedical journals.

    We urge all Armenian biomedical and health care institutions to register
    with HINARI by accessing http://www.healthinternetwork.org and following the
    registration requirements.
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