世界卫生组织近日庆祝Research4Life公私合作项目成立25周年。[1]该项目自2001年创立以来，已发展成为全球规模最大、历时最久的公私合作伙伴关系之一，为超过120个国家的研究人员、教育工作者、卫生专业人士和政策制定者提供负担得起或免费的科学知识获取渠道。[1]
通过汇集185多个出版社和合作机构的力量，Research4Life为低中等收入国家的1.2万多个机构提供了25万多种期刊、图书和数据库的访问权限。[1]独立研究表明，该项目的影响显著——使相关地区的研究发表增加了75%，国际临床试验参与增加了20%以上，在面临最大研究障碍的国家中，女性研究人员的发表率提升了30%。[1]该项目的支持机构包括WHO、世界知识产权组织、粮食及农业组织、国际劳工组织、联合国环境规划署、康奈尔大学和耶鲁大学等。[1]
The World Health Organization marked a quarter-century milestone for Research4Life, a public-private partnership that has delivered affordable or free access to scientific knowledge for researchers, educators, health professionals, and policymakers across more than 120 countries [1]. Since its establishment in 2001 as a three-year pilot initiative, Research4Life has evolved into one of the world's largest and longest-running collaborative partnerships, now encompassing over 185 publishers and partner organizations [1].
The program currently provides access to more than 250,000 academic resources—including journals, books, and databases—to over 12,000 institutions in low and middle-income countries [1]. Research documenting the program's impact shows that it has increased research publications by 75 percent, boosted international clinical trial participation by over 20 percent, and elevated the publication rate among female researchers by 30 percent in countries facing the greatest barriers [1]. Supporting institutions behind the initiative include WHO, WIPO, FAO, ILO, UNEP, Cornell University, and Yale University [1].