Table 1 Networks of systematic review centres
From: Capacity for conducting systematic reviews in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid appraisal
Organisations | Scope of systematic reviews | Descriptions of networks in LMICs |
|---|---|---|
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (WHO) (http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/about/en/) | Health systems research | The Alliance funded six systematic review centres (only four currently active) in LMICs (Lebanon, South Africa, China, Chile, Uganda, and Bangladesh) |
Campbell Collaboration (http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/) | Crime and justice, Education, International development, Social welfare | The International Development Review Group is based in London, UK, and is part of an Indian-based institution, and supports teams conducting international development reviews, with some of the authors being based in LMICs |
Cochrane Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org) | Health care | A network of healthcare practitioners and researchers from more than 120 countries. Cochrane has 14 Centres supporting systematic review; nearly all centres/networks have LMICs in their scope [8] |
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Centre (http://www.environmentalevidence.org/) | Environmental science | A network of researchers and managers to promote systematic reviews of environmental management; the centre has four centres including CEE Johannesburg in South Africa |
EPPI-Centre (http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/) | Education and social policy, Health promotion and public health, International health systems and development, Participative research and policy | The centre in London, UK, supports teams funded to conduct systematic reviews for international development with some of the authors being based in LMICs |
Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) (http://joannabriggs.org) | Health care | JBI has 25 Centres and Evidence Synthesis groups in LMICs, many provide training to prepare systematic reviews with a focus on healthcare policy and practice |