Geneva, 28 March 2012 – The Council on Health Research for Development Colloquium for 2013 (COHRED Colloquium 2013) on the theme ‘sustainable investments into research and innovation for health’ was held in Geneva, Switzerland this week. The Colloquium examined the prospects for new, innovative and practical actions that can be used to support low-and middle-income country […]
Read moreGeneva, 26/03/2013 – In a discussion on ‘sustainable investments into research and innovation for health’ speakers at the opening of the third edition of the COHRED Colloquium highlighted the need for innovative and practical actions that can be used to help low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) design their own solutions for investing in health. ‘COHRED Colloquium […]
Read moreThis year saw substantial changes to COHRED as an organisation, changes that will enable us to deliver even better on our mission of ‘support for research and innovation for health, equity and development’ – especially in low- and middle-income countries. Click here to download the full version of the 2012 COHRED Annual Report.
Read moreThis animated video attempts to provide a quick visual description to the some of the key elements concerning the approach to COHRED’s work. The key issue here is that ‘strengthening national research and innovation systems needs a comprehensive approach that calls for the full use of a country’s abilities and resources’. For more on this, […]
Read moreIn April 2012 in Cape Town, a range of actors, leaders and influencers came together for Forum 2012 and made a clear case for considerations concerning – research and innovation for – health within the context of ‘beyond aid’. The Forum made it clear that by focusing on building research and innovation systems in low […]
Read moreTan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly referred to as the ‘Flying Doctor’ for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the “Golden Era” of Malaysian athletics. In his heyday, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia, and he is also a renowned doctor and researcher. He tells […]
Read moreExperts in the field of maternal and child health meet this week in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), hosted by NIMR (National Institute for Medical Research) in the frame of the FP7 project MASCOT – Multilateral Association for Studying Health Inequalities and Enhancing North-South and South-South Cooperation (http://www.mascotfp7.eu). The event started on Monday (11th March) with […]
Read moreAndrea Rinaldi Freelance journalist, SciDev.Net The need for networking and the challenges posed by diversity within the vast Arab world are two of the issues that emerged prominently from the Boosting research for health in the new Arab world meeting in Bellagio, north Italy which ended on Friday (1 March). No one doubts that much cooperation and […]
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