Archive for month: September, 2012

Africa’s neglected area of human resources for health research – the way forward

Categories:Publications

Author(s): C IJsselmuiden, D L Marais, Becerra-Posada F, Ghannem H. Description: South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) April 2012; 228-233. Vol. 102, No. 4. Download: PDF version

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‘Research and innovation for health in Latin America’ – conference report

Categories:News, Press Releases

A report summarising the outcomes of the Conference ‘2nd Latin American Conference on Research and Innovation for Health’ (held in 2011 in Panama City, Panama) has been published. In line with the thematic focus of the conference, the report highlights the key messages from the conference on the following: (a) mechanisms linking innovation to health […]

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COHRED joins consortium for supporting EU-Africa research…

Categories:Director's Corner

In July 2012, government officials from Africa and Europe came together with global experts in research for health, food security and climate change in Mombasa, Kenya. The purpose of the meeting, which ran from 16-21 July, was not only to review the work of an existing Africa-EU science and technology partnership, CAAST-Net, but also to […]

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Announcement: Fair research contracting meeting at the Bellagio Center, 22-26 October 2012

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In 2011, COHRED committed to launch its “Fair Research Contracting” initiative to support low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) where negotiating equitable research partnerships remains a central issue. The Fair Research Contracting initiative aims to identify best practices for the research contracting (negotiation) process that would be useful in the following three scenarios 1. where there is […]

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COHRED moves to strengthen best practices in research ethics for West Africa …

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In July 2012, the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) with the support of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) conducted a health research ethics workshop in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. The five-day training programme, which ran from July 16 to July 20, was jointly organised with the Liberian Ministry of Health and […]

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New Video – Samba Cor Sarr: la santé et la recherche, au-delà de l’aide au développement…

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This video and audio gallery section of our website aims to bring you closer to our work, by using formats that are simple and effective. The more you see and hear about our work the more you will know about how we are working with partners to improve research and innovation systems in low-and middle-income […]

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