Gaborone / Geneva – 23rd August 2012 – The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED). BIH Chief Executive Officer, Alan Boshwaen and Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden, the Executive Director of COHRED signed the MoU. The purpose of the partnership between the two organisations is to promote research and development […]

The developing world needs support for low-tech health innovations that do not compromise on effectiveness, says Priya Shetty. 15 August 2012 / Source: www.scidev.net The global economic recession has left many industries cutting costs, hitting science funding hard. International donors have had to tighten their purse strings too, while research and development (R&D) budgets in many developing countries have […]

Event Name Joint EFGCP / DIA / EMA Medicines for Children Conference on Development of Paediatric Medicines: From Learning to Adapting Dates 26 & 27 September 2012 Location De Vere Venues Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom Logo Website Link http://www.efgcp.be/Conference_details.asp?id=313&L1=10&L2=1&TimeRef=1 Contact Details Tel +32 2 732 87 83 Fax +32 2 503 31 08 E-mail: conferences@efgcp.eu Website: http://www.efgcp.eu Organization […]

As the second set of the three units from the strategic courses on strengthening research for health managerial capacities gets underway, let us take this opportunity to explain a bit more about these courses, our role and why we are excited about them. To start with, the three courses are focused on: policies for research […]

Event Name World Health Summit Dates 21-24 October 2012 Location Berlin, Germany Logo Website Link http://www.worldhealthsummit.org/ Contact Details Summit Organizer K.I.T. Group GmbH Association & Conference Management Kurfürstendamm 71 10709 Berlin Germany Sophie Spangenberger Organizing Manager Tel.: +49 30 246 03 240 Fax: +49 30 246 03 200 Organization Short Description The World Health Summit is the […]