The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) was launched in January 2002 to provide access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to public institutions in developing countries. Currently, there are 28 participating publishers and over 2,000 journals involved. While the majority deal with human health, some of the journals focus on agriculture and biotechnology. Access to the journals is free for public institutions in 69 countries (with a gross national product (GNP) per capita below US $1000) and, since January 2003, is available at reduced prices for 43 countries with GNP per capita between $1000-3000. HINARI is part of the Health InterNetwork, a World Health Organization (WHO) led public-private partnership initiated by the United Nations` Secretary General Kofi Annan at the UN Millennium Summit in the year 2000. See http://www.healthinternetwork.org/index.php or contact [email protected] for more information.

04/02/2003