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 […]
Read moreAs 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 […]
Read moreDuring our recently concluded Forum 2012, COHRED unveiled the online platform ‘Research for Health and Innovation Organiser’ (RHInnO) which provides researchers with access to an easy to use automated system that enables researchers to keep track of the entire life-cycle of the research process. Basically, RHInnO enables users, researchers and research institutions to register research […]
Read moreIt was encouraging to hear participants at a recent workshop on the Research for Health Africa (R4HA) programme, endorsing the use of ‘shared learning and collaboration’ as key tools to help improve health and development in Africa. The workshop was held in Cape Town at the end of April 2012 as a side session to […]
Read moreAfrica already has the research and the potential to improve the health of its people, but changing perceptions is the first step Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, yet the health and living situation for many on the continent remains dire. In 2010, 7.6 million children under five died globally and more than […]
Read moreJune 7, 2012 – The conduct of clinical trials is vital to speeding up the development of and access to affordable essential medicines, technologies and other health interventions as well as building evidence and support for new solutions. However, in order to promote and protect the safety of future users – medicine and other trials must […]
Read moreMay 14 2012 A special edition of the Director’s Corner *By Gwynn Stevens, Carel IJsselmuiden, and Kubata Bruno Kilunga GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI — After months of planning, it was exciting to meet with health and development experts from around the world to imagine a new paradigm for health research partnerships in African and other low- and middle-income […]
Read moreForum 2012, which marks the 14th edition of the Global Forum for Health Research will be held from 24-26 April in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the latest chapter in a series of global meetings that have been catalytic in raising awareness and inspiring action to better use research for policy-making and to solutions […]
Read moreAn investment in improving systems, governance and management for research for health in African countries is a direct investment in the continent’s economic future IN THE past five years, African economies have experienced tremendous economic growth rates. However, the continent is still confronted with the world’s most serious health crises. Of the 20 countries with […]
Read moreIt seems that with the publication of a World Health Organisation-International Centre for Trade and Development report in December 2011, the long debate on the value of lower income countries manufacturing pharmaceuticals is converging on a conclusion: that local production is a key strategy if sustainable, predictable and equitable access to medicines is to be […]
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