Low-income countries face a massive under-investment in health research relevant to their needs. Factors that contribute to this problem include inadequate funding for health research in and by poor countries, limited participation of scientists from developing countries in both international research and the global policy arena, and the lack of funding for health research at the country level.
Read moreThe Human Resource for Health Research (HR-HR) initiative is the first of its kind to be held in Africa and – indeed worldwide – that attempts to bring a holistic perspective to the issue of human resources for health research. The initiative is spearheaded by seven partners: AMREF, AfHRF, Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), ACOSHED, EQUINET, Global Forum for Health Research and IDRC, that came together in 2004 to look at specific human resource needs and challenges needed to improve for health research in developing countries.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters initiated the Health Research System Analysis (HRSA)in 2002. It began as a pilot project to test HRSA instruments in a few selected countries in all regions, including Malaysia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in the Western Pacific Region.
Read moreOver the past decade, some Latin American countries have made consistent and substantial investments in research for health. This has resulted in major improvements in the quality and focus of health research and the delivery of related services to their populations. These improvements can bring benefits to the countries involved and to the region as a whole, through increased south-south linkage on health research needs and practices in Latin America.
Read moreFILE TOO BIG TO UPLOAD @ PRESENT, link http://www.cohred.org/main/publications/informalreports/Final_report_appendecies.pdf
Read moreHealth research in many developing countries faces two major challenges: a lack of clarity on national health research priorities; and the undue influence of international health research programmes, that fail to take account of these health research needs.
Read moreFour key areas for national health research system development emerged from a consultation on research for health in Tajikistan, held in November 2005: research coordination, research culture, priority setting, and capacity strengthening. These areas need to be strengthened if the Tajik health research system is to more effectively address the health problems of the country. Lessons were also drawn from experiences in the region – Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – countries that face problems which are very similar those of Tajikistan.
Read moreGood health research is done with the community; community research is good research; and research projects that value the importance of community engagement should be promoted.
Read moreExpert input to the 2005 COHRED Strategy Think Tank has raised a number of important issues and considerations that are central to the goal of ensuring our relevance and innovation in the future.
Read moreA joint project of Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the WHO, COHRED and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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