Countries supported by the Australasian Cochrane Centre

The region supported by the Australasian Cochrane Centre extends from Afghanistan in the west to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in the east. Several countries in the region (coloured in the map below) have established networks to support growing number of Cochrane review authors, and to further the aims of the Cochrane Collaboration.

The Centre works closely with many Cochrane people in the region and has established Branches in New Zealand, Singapore, South Asia (covering India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) and Thailand. We also support networks in Malaysia and the Philippines. Since 2004, our regional activity in South East Asia has largely been made possible as result of the SEA-ORCHID Project.

There are still many countries in the region which are under-represented in the Cochrane Collaboration. We are keen to support people who are interested in contributing to the Collaboration in these countries, and can help by linking people with other Cochrane entities (Review Groups and Fields) who can advise on how to become involved.

Countries for which the Australasian Cochrane Centre is the reference Centre:

Please note that the reference centre for Japan is the US Cochrane Center.

For information about the involvement of China in the Cochrane Collaboration, please visit the Chinese Cochrane Centre.