Archive for month: May, 2013

COHRED makes statement to the 66th World Health Assembly on the financing and co-ordination of health research

Categories:Director's Corner

COHRED made a strong plea to the 66th World Health Assembly on the 24th of May. Member states were considering whether or not to pass a resolution to progress the work of the Consultative Expert’s Working Group on the financing and co-ordination of R&D.  COHRED reminded the assembly that must also be paid to strengthening […]

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New video: Prof. John-Arne Rottingen on investing in health research….20 years of COHRED

Categories:20th Anniversary

In this interview, Prof. John-Arne Rottingen – visiting Professor, Harvard School of Public Health – speaks about  investing in health research, and COHRED’s role.  

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New video: Dr. Gerald Keusch on investing in health…20 years of COHRED

Categories:20th Anniversary

In this interview, Dr. Gerald Keusch, co-chair of the COHRED Board and Associate Director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Boston University, speaks about 20 years of COHRED and the issue of investing in health.      

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EFGCP Workshop on ‘A Practical Approach to Risk-Based Monitoring’ – Jun 24 2013

Categories:Events, Other Events

Event Name EFGCP Workshop on ‘A Practical Approach to Risk-Based Monitoring’ Dates 24/06/2013 Location University College London, UK Logo Website Link http://www.efgcp.be/Conference_details.asp?id=346&L1=10&L2=1&TimeRef=1 Contact Details +32 2 732 87 83 conferences@efgcp.eu Organization EFGCP Workshop on A Practical Approach to Risk-Based Monitoring Short Description Over the last year several key documents have been developed globally by regulatory […]

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Glaudina Loots, South Africa

  Glaudina Loots is Director of Health Innovation at the South African Department of Science and Technology. She concentrates on enabling research and innovation that leads to discovery and evaluation of new drug and treatment regimes, the development of new vaccines and new robust diagnostics for the identified diseases or conditions, as well as the development […]

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Videos: messages from ex-commission members and the director

Categories:20th Anniversary, News

During COHRED’s 20th anniversary dinner on 26th March 2013 (held during the COHRED Colloquium in Geneva), two ex-members of the Commission on Health Research for Development passed their messages on: Dr. Adolfo Martinez Palomo and Dr. Gelia T. Castillo (via Dr. Jaime Montoya). COHRED’s Executive Director, Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden, also said a few words. Kindly see below the videos of […]

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NUTRIMENTHE International Conference – 13-14 Sept 2013

Categories:Events, Other Events

Event Name NUTRIMENTHE International Conference Dates 13th to 14th September 2013 Location Granada, Spain Logo   Website Link http://www.barcelocongresos.com.es/NUTRIMENTHE2013/index.html Contact Details nutrimentheproject@yahoo.es Organization University of Granada, Spain Short Description The NUTRIMENTHE project was set up in 2008 to improve our knowledge of how pre-natal and childhood nutrition affects later mental performance. The project involves researchers […]

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The WAHO and COHRED collaboration to facilitate Research for Health in West Africa

West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is the health institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Its main objective is to bring to West African peoples high quality health care by promoting integration, collaboration and resource sharing between the member states. WAHO, in his second strategic plan 2009-2013, develop a research programme with an […]

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