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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.

Key achievements

Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, UK

Norwegian satellite of the Cochrane EPOC group

South African Partners

EPPI Centre, UCL Institute of Education, UK

Christian Medical College Vellore, India

The Union, South East Asia - Partner in Years 1-3 (April 2019 - March 2022)

Birat Nepal Medical Trust - Partner in Years 2-3 (June 2020 -March 2022)

University of Zambia - Partner in Years 1-2 (April 2019-March 2021)

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

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Latest Publications

17 May 2023

Balanced crystalloid solutions versus 0.9% saline for treating acute diarrhoea and severe dehydration in children

The authors of this review  evaluated the benefits and harms of balanced solutions for the rapid rehydration of children with severe dehydration due to acute diarrhoea, in terms of time in hospital and mortality compared to 0.9% saline.

Cochrane Systematic Review: NEW
04 May 2023

Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment in the Indian subcontinent: systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research

How well patients adhere to their tuberculosis (TB) treatment influences their recovery and development of drug resistance, but influences on adherence are multiple and often competing. The authors synthesised qualitative studies from a setting in the Indian subcontinent to understand the dimensions and dynamics involved to help inform service provision.

Peer-reviewed article
14 Mar 2023

WHO Guidelines for malaria

The WHO Guidelines for Malaria bring together the WHO's most up-to-date recommendations for malaria. These guidelines supersede two previous WHO publications: the 'Guidelines for the treatment of malaria, third edition' and the 'Guidelines for malaria vector control'. This version of the Guidelines includes recommendations on two new types of insecticide-treated nets.

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News

Latest publications for May 2023 from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group

What's New! CIDG publications May 2023

01 Jun 2023

READ-It update on publications: January – March 2023

READ-It update on publications: January to March 2023

31 Mar 2023

Latest publications for March 2023 from Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group

What's New! CIDG publications March 2023

31 Mar 2023

Events

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Sep

Save the date: Cochrane Colloquium 2023

Cochrane holds an annual conference, known as a Colloquium, that brings together Cochrane researchers, clinical professionals, early career professionals, patients and carers, policymakers, and anyone interested in evidence synthesis and evidence-based healthcare.

04 to 06 Sep 2023, 09:00-18:30
London
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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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