Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers, and people interested in health, has announced the official launch of its first national Cochrane Network.
The new Brazilian Cochrane Network consists of the Brazilian Cochrane Centre (located at the Centro de Estudos em Medicina Baseada em Evidências e AvaliaçãoTecnologica em Saúde in São Paulo) and five new affiliates, located in the cities of Fortaleza and João Pessoa (in the Northeast region of Brazil), in Belém (in the Amazon region), in Petrópolis (in the Southeastern region, near Rio de Janeiro) and in Muriaé (in the Central West region).
The Network will promote evidence-based decision making in healthcare in Brazil by supporting and training new Brazilian authors of Cochrane Reviews, as well as working with clinicians, professional associations, policy-makers, patients, and the media to encourage the dissemination and use of Cochrane evidence.
The Brazilian Cochrane Network is part of Cochrane, a global independent network of researchers, professionals, patients, carers and people interested in health. The Network will be co-ordinated and led by the Brazilian Cochrane Centre, which will offer methodological support, mentoring, and supervision to the Affiliates.
Established in 1996 and celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Cochrane Brazil (Centro Cochrane do Brasil) has supported authors from different regions of the country, and produced more than 300 Cochrane Reviews for the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Some of these author teams are now in a position to lead the production of Cochrane work in their own regions.
The new Brazilian Cochrane Network was agreed during a recent trip to São Paulo by Cochrane's CEO Mark Wilson and Deputy Editor in Chief Karla Soares-Weiser.
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