Archive for month: March, 2009

Cameroon-COHRED Agreement

Cameroon and COHRED work supports better evidence for the health sector and better donor alignment with national priorities

World Health Assembly – Geneva, May 16, 2007. The importance of strong national systems in making health research more effective for improved population health has been confirmed today, with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between Ministry of Public Health the Republic of the Cameroon and the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), the international non-governmental organisation.

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Foro mundial en bioética de la investigación Forum mondial en bioéthique de la recherche

A pesar de que el número de proyectos de investigación médica y de ensayos clínicos llevados a cabo en países en vía de desarrollo han aumentando dramáticamente, la infraestructura en la ética de la investigación no ha conseguido estar en paralelo con los desafíos éticos que dicha investigación impone.

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1st Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health

Location, Geography and Climate

Venue

Hotel accommodation

Transfers to the Sheraton Hotel

Visas

Currency

Vaccinations

Electricity

Dress

Transport

Tourism

Safety and Security

 

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1ª Conferencia Latinoamericana sobre Investigación e Innovación para la Salud

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 15-18 April 2008

Auspiciada por el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil (Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología) y organizada por este organismo en conjunto con el Consejo de Investigación en Salud para el Desarrollo (COHRED), el Foro Mundial para la Investigación en Salud, INSalud México, la Federación Red NicaSalud, y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS)

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COHRED sessions Forum-11, Beijing – high-level meeting – research policy; equity; communication; Western Pacific country assessments.

DEVELOPING A POLICY FRAMEWORK

Discussion on best practices in health research policy development and implementation, with senior policy makers leading efforts in their countries.

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Conference Reports and Background Papers

Conference Report

1st Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health.
Conference report. Results and documents, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 – 18 April 2008

1a Conferencia Lationamericana sobre Investigación e Innovación para la Salud.
Informe de la conferencia Resultados y documentos Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 15 – 18 avril, 2008

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1st Latin American Conference on Research and innovation for Health

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2008 

Hosted by the Ministry of Health of Brazil (Department of Science and Technology); jointly organised with the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), the Global Forum for Health Research, INSalud Mexico, the NicaSalud Network Federation, and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO).

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Bamako 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health

COHRED was an organising partner of the 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health (Bamako 2008). It was a joint initiative of COHRED, the Global Forum for Health Research, UNESCO, the World Health Organization, World Bank and the Government of Mali -held 2008.

The meeting brought together stakeholders and supporters of research for health, including ministers, researchers, academics, representatives from research funding agencies and civil society, and the private sector.

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Global Forum on Bioethics in Research

COHRED hosts the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) – Secretariat

The secretariat coordinates activities aimed at increasing learning and raising awareness on bioethics issues worldwide. It also manages an international fellowship programme.

News and updates

Latest news 

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HR-HR – Human Resources for Health Research

A neglected area of Human Resources for Health?

The debate on Human Resources for Health (HRH) is growing in importance in the international development community and is the theme of the WHO 2006 World Health Report.

HRH has attracted much attention due to the large numbers of health care workers, medical staff and qualified doctors, trained in developing countries and hired to worked in health care systems in the North America and Europe.

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