While in the midst of political upheavals, Guinea Bissau believes that national research system strengthening is a value for development. Guinea Bissau is the third poorest country in the world. 85% of the population lives with less than a dollar a day and only 14% of the population speaks the official language (Portuguese). Notwithstanding, Guinea […]
Read moreI am a Professor Emeritus at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and currently serve as the National Coordinator of the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR). I have known COHRED since it began 20 years ago, and had the opportunity to chair the team that conducted the first external review of COHRED in 1996. […]
Read moreVideo message from Lawrence H. Summers to participants at the third COHRED Colloquium (26-27 March, 2013) on investing in research and innovation for health. Prof. Summers is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University. He is co-Chair of the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health. COHRED Colloquium 3, coincides with […]
Read moreThis animated video attempts to provide a quick visual description to the some of the key elements concerning the approach to COHRED’s work. The key issue here is that ‘strengthening national research and innovation systems needs a comprehensive approach that calls for the full use of a country’s abilities and resources’. For more on this, […]
Read moreTan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly referred to as the ‘Flying Doctor’ for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the “Golden Era” of Malaysian athletics. In his heyday, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia, and he is also a renowned doctor and researcher. He tells […]
Read moreMy name is Samba Cor Sarr; I am a Research Manager with the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Senegal. My first engagement with the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) dates back to 2002. I had just finished my graduate studies in Canada and was now back in Senegal at the Ministry. This was […]
Read moreMy name is Nilsa de Deus; I am a Researcher and also Head of the Research Department at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS also known as National Institute of Health) in Mozambique. I first came into contact with COHRED a year or so ago when our organisation was busy trying to work on the […]
Read moreThe problem: Most countries acknowledge the importance of research, and its resulting new knowledge, as a key contributor to strengthening health systems and improving the health of their populations. However, often the research studies conducted in-country are not known by the relevant decision makers, research efforts are not coordinated, research is not aligned to […]
Read moreScience, technology, research, development and innovation are the principle motors of progress in health, education, socio-economic development and political development [1]. Investment in national research has formed the backbone of economic development in Europe and the United States for several centuries and, in more recent times, the basis for the economic development of Asian economies […]
Read more“Nations’ economic change and sustainable development are to a large measure accounted for by investments in science, technology and innovation. It is … the ability of countries to produce, harness and wisely use scientific knowledge and related technological innovations that transform economies and stimulate human development.” NEPAD (2007) Governing Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa,Building […]
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