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Cochrane Reviews on COVID-19 by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on Malaria by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on neglected tropical diseases by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on tuberculosis by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on maternal and child health by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on HIV/AIDS by the READ-It team

Cochrane Reviews on Diarrhoea by the READ-IT team

The Research, Evidence and Development Initiative (READ-It) is an accountable grant funded by UK aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) (project number 300342-104) and runs from 2018 to 2024. READ-It builds upon the previous work of the UK aid-funded Effective Health Care Research Consortium (EHCRC) (grant number 5242). Visit the archived EHCRC website to find out more about EHCRC’s work from 2009-2018.

High-quality systematic reviews are key to informing FCDO policies and health-related sustainable development goals, and are exactly what READ-It will produce. These systematic reviews are carefully conducted assessments of the reliable research evidence, and are sifted, appraised, and summarized. Each review has a specific research question, often related to the effects of an intervention or policy for the health of poor people. This new initiative will allow READ-It to identify topics, assemble multidisciplinary review teams, produce and quality assure the reviews, disseminate the findings, and update the reviews as new evidence emerges.

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What we do

About READ-It

Over the past 20 years there has been a concerted effort to use reliable evidence in making decisions about health care. READ-It aims to improve the evidence base and ensure its dissemination. 

READ-It Partners

The READ-It Partners have significant experience engaging in national and international policy debate and awareness-raising activities in their areas of expertise.

Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, UK

Norwegian satellite of the Cochrane EPOC group

South African Partners

EPPI Centre, UCL Institute of Education, UK

University of Zambia

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Campbell South Asia - Partner in Year 1 (April 2019-March 2020)

The Union, South East Asia

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Latest Publications

07 Jan 2021

Update: Hand‐washing promotion for preventing diarrhoea

Does encouraging people to wash their hands stop them having diarrhoea?

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE
08 Dec 2020

Update: Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea

There is no evidence that probiotics are effective in treating acute infectious diarrhoea, state the authors of this Cochrane review update.

Cochrane Systematic Review: UPDATE
08 Dec 2020

Paediatric formulations of artemisinin‐based combination therapies for treating uncomplicated malaria in children

Treating uncomplicated malaria in children: do child‐friendly formulations of medicines work better than usual tablet formulations?

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW
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News

Latest publications for December from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group

What's new! CIDG publications December 2020

07 Jan 2021

Updated Cochrane Review on probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea

08 Dec 2020

CIDG end of year message 2020

As 2021 approaches, the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (CIDG) editorial base in Liverpool thanks its readers, authors, referees, and editors for their support and contributions to the CIDG’s work throughout 2020. 

03 Dec 2020

Events

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Apr

Virtually Cochrane, 20-22 April 2021

Save the date for ‘Virtually Cochrane’, an online event hosted by Cochrane UK and Cochrane Ireland: 20-22 April 2021.

20-22 April 2021
Virtual
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Research, Evidence & Development Initiative 
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L3 5QA

+44 (0)151 705 3203

Paula [dot] Waugh [at] lstmed [dot] ac [dot] uk

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READ-It (project number 300342-104) is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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