Programme Outline

Full Programme

Day 1 of the colloquium will take a look back, and then a look forward at the landscape of health research. This day provides a focused forum to inform the work of the CIH.  Key questions addressed will include:

• What have been the key successes in the fight against mortality since 1993?
• What gaps remain, and what is needed to address them?
• What about the impact of other sectors on health?
• How is the developing agenda for non-communicable diseases different?
• What is the role of the growing S&T capacity of low and middle income countries?
• What is happening in the international framework for monitoring research financing?

Day 2 looks at identifying, and maximising or optimising sources of financing for health research.  This will be analysed from different perspectives, but always with a specific focus on the role, the needs and the responsibilities of low and middle income countries.

• What can funders do to maximise or optimise available resources?
• How can we show the real value of research and innovation through monitoring and evaluation?
• What is the growing role of the private sector in supporting health research in low income contexts?
• What are the issues which research institutions in the South face?

List of confirmed participants: (to be updated)