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: artur.gevorgyan@utoronto.ca

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

The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI,
) 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
().

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 and following the
registration requirements.