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African Index Medicus (AIM)

World Health Organization Africa Regional Office

HDB-0210

An international database indexing African health literature, including peer-reviewed journal articles, theses, and technical reports from 320+ African health journals, with over 20,000 bibliographic references and 14,383 full-text documents. The database provides access to locally-published biomedical information in English, French, and Portuguese, complementing other WHO systems and giving visibility to African health research.

Category

Research database

Access

Open access

Region

Global

Coverage

320+ indexed journals across Africa, 20,207 articles, 4,712 theses

Size

20,207+ articles, 14,383 full-text documents

License / terms

Varies by journal

Data types

journal articles, theses, technical reports, health literature

literature research database Africa biomedical information WHO

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Record HDB-0210 · last verified 2026-08-06 · listed in Research databases

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