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Gambia

1. Research for health – national priorities	5. Resources
2. Research for health – policies and governance	6. Country Background
3. Key Institutions	7. Country Reviewers
4. Research Financing and Partnership

1. Research for health – national priorities


	*Update in progress*

2. Research for health – policies and
governance


	In this section we will provide links to national policies relevant to health research where these exist. We are in the process of compiling this information, which will be posted in the next phase.

3. Key Institutions


•	Government	Dr Alhagie Tamsir Mbow Secretary of State for Health Ministry of Health Banjul.
•	Research Councils	Medical Research Council Atlantic Boulevard Fajara PO Box 273 Banjul. Web:http://www.mrc.gm Dr Stephen Allen Director of Training Tel:4495442 / 6 4494072 / 9 Fax:49 5919 Web:http://www.mrc.gm Prof Keith McAdam
•	Academic Institutions and Research Institutions (non-profit)	*Update in progress*
•	Civil Society Organisations / NGOs	*Update in progress*
•	Private Research Institutions (for profit)	*Update in progress*
•	Other	*Update in progress*

4. Research Financing and Partnership


•	Internal funding - Update in progress
•	External funding - Update in progress

5. Resources

•	What factors influence national health research agendas in low and middle income countries? Perspectives of health research stakeholders from six countries and 11 international agencies Record Paper 5 2006
•	Assessing the Efficacy of Health Research as a Development Strategy in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. NYU Wagner – COHRED Capstone Project, 2006
•	What factors influence health research agendas in developing countries ? COHRED National Health Research series 2006

6. Country Background


•	WHO
•	World Bank
•	Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
•	CIA

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National Health Research Systems are continually evolving. This resource will be updated through COHRED’s alliance of southern and northern partners. We also value your input and perspectives. All comments, questions and contribution are welcome at: Healthresearchweb@cohred.org

Last updated: 21 February, 2008