This week’s (26 – 28 November) Member State meeting at WHO on the recommendations of the CEWG resulted in mixed outcomes, with progress on some issues such as monitoring, but no progress on the more problematic issue of financing. The report of the meeting, which will go to WHO Executive Board next January, is not publicly available; […]
Read moreThe problem: Most countries acknowledge the importance of research, and its resulting new knowledge, as a key contributor to strengthening health systems and improving the health of their populations. However, often the research studies conducted in-country are not known by the relevant decision makers, research efforts are not coordinated, research is not aligned to […]
Read moreScience, technology, research, development and innovation are the principle motors of progress in health, education, socio-economic development and political development [1]. Investment in national research has formed the backbone of economic development in Europe and the United States for several centuries and, in more recent times, the basis for the economic development of Asian economies […]
Read more“Nations’ economic change and sustainable development are to a large measure accounted for by investments in science, technology and innovation. It is … the ability of countries to produce, harness and wisely use scientific knowledge and related technological innovations that transform economies and stimulate human development.” NEPAD (2007) Governing Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa,Building […]
Read moreSource: Intellectual Property Watch An outside meeting of experts has prepared a report ahead of this month’s gathering of World Health Organization members hoping to agree on new models for financing research and development for diseases lacking adequate market mechanisms and public policies. These include neglected diseases that predominantly affect poor populations unable to pay […]
Read moreUpdates in this issue – 2012 HPFB International Regulatory Forum – Participation at Partner‐Led Workshops/Conferences Click here to access the newsletter in full.
Read moreThis news clip (in Swahili) which was was aired on Tanzania’s Clouds FM radio station on 5/11/2012 features the Director General of Tanzania’s National Institute for Medical Research (www.nimr.or.tz) speaking about the COHRED, WAHO and NEPAD led study visit on strengthening research and innovation systems for health and development in Africa, 5-8 Nov 2012. Click on […]
Read moreBellagio, Italy – Between the 22nd and 26th of October 2012, the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, held a meeting on fair research contracts and contracting in research for health. At the three-day meeting, held at the Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy, participants kick-started the process of identifying practical steps […]
Read moreBuenos Aires, Argentina, 22-23 October 2012 The first ”Scenario Building Workshop”, realized by the EU-LAC Health project consortium, was held between the 22 and 23rd of October in Buenos Aires. Project partners, as well as Advisory Board members came together with European and Latin American experts from the health sector in order to analyze different scenarios […]
Read moreBy Rose Athumani, 9 November 2012, Tanzania Daily News MANY scientific and research work do not benefit society because there is no proper and simple ways to communicate findings to the public and policymakers. This was revealed in Dar es Salaam during a workshop for health experts from African countries, including representatives from the NEPAD […]
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