COHRED submits strong plea to the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting to be held from 1-5 July 2013. This particular meeting includes a session on the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR). The theme for the AMR segment will focus on “Science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and [...]
Read moreIn April 2012 in Cape Town, a range of actors, leaders and influencers came together for Forum 2012 and made a clear case for considerations concerning – research and innovation for – health within the context of ‘beyond aid’. The Forum made it clear that by focusing on building research and innovation systems in low [...]
Read moreScience and technology, research, development and innovation are key drivers of progress in health, education and socio-economic growth. Investments in research and innovation have formed the backbone of economic development in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries. The Arab spring is a major historical event in the Middle East. Millions, in the Arab world, [...]
Read moreBellagio, Italy – Between the 22nd and 26th of October 2012, the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, held a meeting on fair research contracts and contracting in research for health. At the three-day meeting, held at the Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy, participants kick-started the process of identifying practical steps [...]
Read moreThe growing volume of research in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is welcome[1], but it also brings with it a number of new challenges for research institutions and government departments dealing with research in LMICs[2]. The necessity for LMIC institutions to have access to the legal resources and capacities to negotiate fair partnerships with their funding [...]
Read moreIn July 2012, government officials from Africa and Europe came together with global experts in research for health, food security and climate change in Mombasa, Kenya. The purpose of the meeting, which ran from 16-21 July, was not only to review the work of an existing Africa-EU science and technology partnership, CAAST-Net, but also to [...]
Read moreIn July 2012, the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) with the support of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) conducted a health research ethics workshop in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. The five-day training programme, which ran from July 16 to July 20, was jointly organised with the Liberian Ministry of Health and [...]
Read moreAs the second set of the three units from the strategic courses on strengthening research for health managerial capacities gets underway, let us take this opportunity to explain a bit more about these courses, our role and why we are excited about them. To start with, the three courses are focused on: policies for research [...]
Read moreDuring our recently concluded Forum 2012, COHRED unveiled the online platform ‘Research for Health and Innovation Organiser’ (RHInnO) which provides researchers with access to an easy to use automated system that enables researchers to keep track of the entire life-cycle of the research process. Basically, RHInnO enables users, researchers and research institutions to register research [...]
Read moreIt was encouraging to hear participants at a recent workshop on the Research for Health Africa (R4HA) programme, endorsing the use of ‘shared learning and collaboration’ as key tools to help improve health and development in Africa. The workshop was held in Cape Town at the end of April 2012 as a side session to [...]
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