Archive for month: March, 2009
Partners
This section lists the partners that we are working with in our current and new projects in the planning phase.
National partners
Regional partners
International partners
How we work
Values & Principles
Given continuing health inequities, in both the developing and the developed world, COHRED promotes health research that addresses the needs of the disadvantaged.
COHRED works with countries to build the skills and systems required for such essential research.
We partner with governments, research institutions and local communities, building on expertise from around the world.
Read moreDonors
European Commission
International Development Research Centre
(IDRC), Canada
Irish Aid
The Netherlands
Rockefeller Foundation
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Department for Research Cooperation (Sida/SAREC)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
(SDC)
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Abbreviations
Frequently used abbreviations
AHA: Alignment and Harmonisation
COHRED: Council on Health Research for Development
ENHR: Essential National Health Research
GFBR: Global Forum on Bioethics in Research
HIS: Health Information System
HRfD: Health Research for Development
HR-HR: Human Resources for Health Research
HRWatch: Health Research Watch
Read moreWhy Health Research?
Why Health Research? Countries, while 90% of the preventable burden of ill-health was to be found in these countries. This led to the concept of a “10/90 gap” in health research. The Global Forum for Health Research was established in 1998 with a mission to help close this gap.
Read moreDefiniciуn de Prioridades para Investigaciуn en Salud: Hacia un proceso de gestiуn para los paнses de bajos y medios ingresos
Su objectiveo es comprender mejor las cuestiones que los países enfrentan y sus necesidades para avanzar en la definición de prioridades, así como buscar asesoría de estos profesionales sobre las formas en que el COHRED puede apoyarlos en la gestión del proceso de difinir y mensurar los avances en materia de prioridades de investigación en salud.
Read moreNEPAD-COHRED partnership – more health research in Africa by African institutes.
More funding must go directly to African countries for research on their health priorities, done by African organizations and their researchers! This is the goal of the partnership between NEPAD – the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, and COHRED – the Council on Health Research for Development. The two organizations are intensifying efforts with African countries to significantly improve their capacity and systems for doing health research over the coming five years. The ultimate goal of this effort is the generation of more African-based health research.
Read moreRecord Paper 1: External Evaluation of COHRED
COHRED is recognized by many as a ‘knowledge bank’ of information on health research for health equity at the country level, and on the creation and improvement of
Essential National Health Research (ENHR) and National Health Research Systems (NHRS) in developing countries. Its publications, guidelines and country analyses are widely used, and have served as the basis for policy papers, reviews and initiatives by many actors, including the World Health Organization, the Global Forum’s work in the areas of “Priority-setting”
