Archive for month: August, 2008

Board

The COHRED Board has a maximum of 18 members, the majority of whom come from developing countries. The Board reflects health research interests of the developing world as well as the commitment of key supporters of COHRED’s mission for health research for development. While the Board has the responsibility for oversight of COHRED’s operations, the Board and the Directorate jointly define the long-term vision, strategic direction and objectives of the organisation. Board membership is determined on the basis of expertise and ability to contribute to achieving COHRED’s mission.

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Partners and Partnerships

This section lists the partners that we are working with, both in our current and new projects in the planning phase.

We define partners as the institutions and individuals with whom we work to advance our mission.

COHRED is a Southern Alliance with key Northern partners. The Northern partners support our philosophy of the need for self-reliance of our Southern partners.

Current partners:

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Vision & Approach

COHRED’s vision is a world in which everyone can achieve optimal health. To achieve this vision, we support countries to optimise their health research potential to

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Supporting countries to build systems that focus health research on achieving equity and national development

COHRED supports countries to use health research to:

  • Improve health and reduce health inequities
  • Improve health sector performance and accountability
  • Encourage donor alignment and harmonisation
  • Link health research with science, technology and innovation
  • Generate economic and social prosperity

COHRED is an international non-governmental organisation founded in 1993 as a result of the Commission on Health Research for Development and the recommendations of its report

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