The GBD Study provides data to quantify health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities can be eliminated.
Collection of GBD articles published across the Lancet family of journals. All GBD Articles published with the Lancet journals are Open Access, making them free to read and download online.
Resources on the study, research and practice of national, regional and international public health. Includes articles, books, conference publications, etc.
The Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries. You can search together or by a region:
Americas
Western Pacific
South-East Asia
Eastern Mediterranean
Africa
International biomedical database from U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed comprises citations from MEDLINE, life science journals, and e-books, some links to full text content.
Major biomedical literature database, with a particular focus on international coverage. Additional focus also given to chemicals and drugs. Features a Medical Device search.
The VHL Regional Portal is an integrated space of health information sources that promotes the democratization and expansion of access to scientific and technical information in health in Latin America and the Caribbean. Interface is available in English, Portuguese, & Spanish.
Finding Preprint Articles
Preprints can provide some of the latest information on a topic. However, they are preliminary reports of work that have not yet been peer reviewed.
Discover preprints for key research articles ahead of the formal publication in a journal from a range of international selected and evaluated preprint repositories in the sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities.
Compiled by the World Health Organization to provide health-related statistics from around the world. The site combines theme pages covering global health priorities and data sets on a number of indicators, countries, and health topics.