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     Panama
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
Dra. Rosario E. Turner Montenegro
Ministra de Salud
Ministerio de Salud
Panamá - República de Panamá
Email: saludaldia@minsa.gob.pa
Web: http://www.minsa.gob.pa/

Research Councils
• Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
  (SENACYT)
  Edificio 233
  Ciudad del Saber Clayton
  Apartado: 0816-02852
  Panamá, República de Panamá
  Tel: +(507) 517-0014
  Fax: +(507) 517-0022
  Email: senacyt@senacyt.gob.pa
  Web: www.senacyt.gob.pa

  Dr Gonzalo Cordoba
  Director

  Tel: +(507) 317 0014
  Fax: +(507) 317 0024

Academic Institutions and Research Institutions (non-profit)
• Instituto Commemorativo Gorgas
  de Estudios de la Salud (ICGES)
  Avenida Justo Arosemena y Calle 35
  Apdo. 0816-02593
  Panamá, República de Panamá
  Tel: +(507)527-4811
  Fax: +(507)527-4889
  Email: igorgas@gorgas.gob
  Web: http://www.gorgas.gob.pa

  Dr. Jorge Motta
  General Director
  Email: jmotta@gorgas.gob.pa

  Dr. Marianela Landau
  Head of Planning
  Email: mlandau@gorgas.gob.pa

• Universidad de Panamá
  Facultad de Medicina
  Estafeta Universitaria
  Apartado 3368
  Tel: +(507) 223 8512
  Fax: +(507) 223 8512
  Web: http://www.up.ac.pa/

• Columbus University
  Facultad de Medicina
  55 Calle El Cangrejo
  P.O. Box 6-5000
  El Dorado
  Tel: +(507) 263 3888
  Fax: +(507) 263 3896
  Web: http://www.columbus.edu/facul_medicina.htm

• Universidad Latina de Panamá
  Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud
  Sede Central, Apdo 87-0887, Zona 7
  Ciudad Panamá
  Tel: +(507) 263 2038
  Fax: +(507) 263 3376
  Web: http://fcms.ulat.ac.pa/

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
In this section we will provide links to available literature describing or analysing the performance of the national health research system. We are in the process of compiling this information, which will be posted in the next phase.

  6. Country Background
Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
 
 
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Last updated: 21 February, 2008
 
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