BMJ provides resources to support disaster relief efforts in Nepal

In response to the recent earthquake in Nepal, BMJ hasopened up access to a range of online resources.They include content from The BMJ and BMJ Journals,decision support tools from BMJ Best Practice, and learningresources from BMJ Learning.

Anyone with an IP range originating in Nepal will have freeaccess for three months, providing the latest and most accuratemedical information to support to doctors, relief workers andhealthcare institutions as they deal with the aftermath of thisdisaster.

BMJ content is also freely available through the EmergencyAccess Initiative (EAI), a collaborative partnership between theUS National Library of Medicine and participating publishers toprovide free access to biomedical journals, reference booksand online databases to medical staff in regions affected bydisasters.

Content will continue to be reviewed and updated on a regularbasis by BMJ's expert team of clinicians, based on the latestscientific evidence.

Dr Matthew Harker, Director of Evidence and Analytics atBMJ, said: "We are shocked by the scale of this naturaldisaster. By opening up access to the latest and most relevantinformation from across BMJ's products and services, we hopewe can help support healthcare workers at the frontline of reliefefforts."

More information:
BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/welcome.html

BMJ Learning: learning.bmj.com/learning/home.html

The Emergency Access Initiative: eai.nlm.nih.gov/docs/captcha/test.pl?url=

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