The request of the Ministry of Health to the President for access to scientific databases – RCO News Agency

According to Mehr reporter, researchers need access to international scientific databases to learn about the latest scientific achievements in other scientific centers of the world, and universities should provide access to these databases by purchasing subscriptions.

However, the access of universities to international scientific bases had been difficult due to the accumulated debt. The universities of the Ministry of Science were able to purchase a one-year subscription to these databases by paying part of their debt to the databases through correspondence and consultations conducted by Irandak as the country’s scientific resources supply council. But the problem of access of medical sciences universities to these databases still remains.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Dr. Shahin Akhundzadeh said about the access of medical sciences universities to international scientific databases: In the Ministry of Science, good measures were taken on this issue from the previous period, which is now effective and the Ministry of Science has been able to pay its debts to databases to pay, but the Ministry of Health did not take any action in this regard.

He added: We requested the program and budget organization to consider the necessary budget for this issue in the credits of the Ministry of Health. If this is achieved, we can settle part of the debt to the databases and provide access to the databases.

Deputy Minister of Health stated: We are doing our best to get help from anywhere we can. Currently, a letter has been sent from the Ministry of Health to the Program and Budget Organization to consider the specific budget line for database subscription.

Referring to the solution of the 11th and 12th governments to pay subscription fees for scientific databases, he said: Our solution was to allocate one percent of the financial resources allocated by the Ministry of Health to research, but later this payment was stopped and A debt was created. We hope to pay off this debt in any way possible.

Akhundzadeh, in response to the question whether there has been any correspondence with Irandak as the country’s scientific resources supply council in this field or not; He said: One of the ways can be this issue. I believe that the presidential scientific office, which was active in this field about 15 to 20 years ago, can provide reference databases for the entire country through the formation of a national consortium. Considering that the vice-chancellor of science and technology has a good situation in terms of research credits and can do this work.

He added: We hope to be able to get help from the president to connect access to electronic resources, books and reference databases, because this issue definitely plays a role in the growth and prosperity of the country’s medical sciences.