Cochrane is made up of 13,000 members and over50,000 supporters come from more than 130

Cochrane does not make clinical recommendations, instead it provides unbiased and high-quality health evidence so that health decisions, policies, and clinical guidelines can be informed by the best available evidence.

A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium Santiago 2019. This is our 26th annual flagship event and this year it will take place at CasaPiedra in the vibrant city of Santiago, Chile, 22-25 October 2019.

To celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March), we wanted to highlight the Anne Anderson Award, which recognizes a female member of Cochrane who has made a significant contribution to the enhancement and visibility of women's participation within Cochrane. The Anne Anderson Award is one of several prizes awarded annually.

What were the most popular Cochrane Reviews of 2018? Find out in a Special Collection, now available on the Cochrane Library, which showcases some of the best work from Cochrane contributors worldwide. All of the included reviews are freely available for one month via the Cochrane Library website.

The Governing Board has approved the proposed organizational Targets for 2019 in support of Strategy to 2020. These are prioritized projects and initiatives that are delivered by Cochrane Groups and the Central Executive Team, supported by core and Group funding.In 2019, Cochrane Groups and the Central Executive Team plan to :

Are you enthusiastic about supporting policymakers to make evidence-based decisions? Do you have experience of advocating for transparency and integrity in scientific conduct?Cochrane is setting up an Advocacy Advisory Group to guide organisational advocacy activities and is calling for members.

Cochrane’s Governing Board (its ‘Trustees’), including our four new members elected in December, met in London on 19 to 20 January 2019.

Cochrane reviewers from Canada, the UK and Brazil came together to assess how to get more patients using cardiac rehabilita

We are very pleased to welcome you to the 2019 Cochrane Colloquium to be held in Santiago, Chile on 22 - 25 October 2019 - so mark your calendars! The Cochrane Colloquium is an annual event, bringing people together from around the world to discuss putting research into important global health questions and promoting evidence-informed health care.