Archive for month: April, 2012

Research for Health Africa Programme shares learning on Strengthening Research and Innovation Systems with Forum 2012 participants.

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  Country partners involved in the Research for Health Africa Programme (R4HA), used the opportunity today at a Satellite Workshop to demonstrate to fellow Forum 2012 participants the importance of strengthening research and Innovation Systems for Health and Development in Africa.  They also showcased how the R4HA programme has helped them move towards achieving this […]

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We need a global treaty on health research for the poor…

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David Dickson 20 April 2012 | EN It’s time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries. In the current financial and political climate, it is brave — some might say foolhardy — to propose a binding international treaty on the funding and coordination of research into health problems facing the developing world. […]

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Pour en finir avec l’aide et opter pour la santé des peuples et des économies

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Le Messager no 3572, Jeudi 12 Avril 2012 –  Pour en finir avec l’aide et opter pour la santé des peuples et des économies

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Africa needs human resources strategy…

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10 April 2012 | EN African countries must adopt a strategy for developing human resources with the skills to manage and deliver health research, argue Carel IJsselmuiden and colleagues from the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED). Although Africa’s health research capacity has grown in recent years, it remains uncoordinated, small-scale and driven from outside the continent, they say. The […]

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Global Forum for Health Research – Forum 2012

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Event Name Global Forum for Health Research – Forum 2012 Dates 24-26 April 2012 Location Cape Town South Africa Logo   Website Link www.forum2012.org Contact Details info@forum2012.org Organization The COHRED Group Short Description Beyond aid…research and innovation as key drivers for health, equity and development

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Why is Forum 2012 focusing on ‘research and innovation for health’?

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Forum 2012, which marks the 14th edition of the Global Forum for Health Research will be held from 24-26 April in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the latest chapter in a series of global meetings that have been catalytic in raising awareness and inspiring action to better use research for policy-making and to solutions […]

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New publication: ‘Beyond Aid: Research and Innovation as key drivers of Health, Equity and Development’.

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The COHRED Group held the second COHRED Colloquium in November 2011 in Geneva. At this second COHRED Colloquium, a group of 30 people – including professionals in health and health research, representatives of development partners, development professionals and leaders of research and policy from low and middle-income countries – met for an open discussion on […]

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