1.5.1 Principles governing sources of support

It is a fundamental principle of The Cochrane Collaboration that the responsibility of finding the resources required should be shared. No single country has sufficient resources to sift through the daunting piles of accumulated evidence about the effects of health care that await synthesis in systematic, up-to-date reviews, and efficient international co-ordination of this task is essential. Support from a variety of organisations worldwide is both essential and to be expected.

The Cochrane Centres share the responsibility for seeking resources to co-ordinate and support The Cochrane Collaboration; co-ordinating editors must seek the resources to co-ordinate Cochrane Review Groups, prepare edited modules of reviews, and compile specialised databases; authors must find resources to prepare and maintain systematic reviews; Field Co-ordinators and Convenors of Methods Groups must also find the resources they require.