Cochrane and the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), a research and development centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, have announced their official partnership aimed at improving the knowledge base for making decisions in healthcare and global health policy.
The two international not-for-profit organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a close working partnership which brings together their clear synergy of visions, missions, goals, values, principles, and products. Both organisations believe that systematic and rigorous approaches to research synthesis improve the knowledge base for making decisions in healthcare, and that this leads to better-informed choices by policymakers, practitioners, and members of the public.
Building on the strengths of each organisation, the partnership will explore how Cochrane and JBI can work together effectively to avoid duplication of effort, and maximise their impact in delivering better global health decision-making.
Cochrane and JBI plan to explore opportunities for scientific and methodological research, as well as the sharing of data for the efficiency of evidence synthesis processes, and joint representation at major healthcare events.
The official partnership will run for an initial two years, in which time the two organisations will have the opportunity to assess the feasibility and benefits of a deeper integration.
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