Report on Forum 2012 offers 11 key recommendations for going beyond aid… Forum 2012, which was held between 24 and 26 April 2012 in Cape Town, was the beginning of an exciting new series of the well-known and respected Global Forum for Health Research meetings. Under the theme of ‘Beyond Aid… Research and Innovation as key drivers for Health, Equity and […]
Read moreMembers of national health programmes for TB, Malaria, HIV/AIDS and health promotion joined representatives from the Ministry of Health, research institutions and universities and the national ethics committee in October to review Senegal’s health research priorities. Facilitated by members of the R4HA team, the workshop allowed participants to review the steps and processes that should […]
Read moreCOHRED Quarterly Newsletter, #1, 1st October 2012 In this Issue: Message from the Executive Director Botswana Innovation Hub signs MoU with COHRED Fair research contracts…. New resources on our website… ….and much more….. Click here to download this issue of the newsletter.
Read moreA 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 […]
Read moreIn 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 […]
Read moreThis 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 […]
Read moreGaborone / Geneva – 23rd August 2012 – The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED). BIH Chief Executive Officer, Alan Boshwaen and Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden, the Executive Director of COHRED signed the MoU. The purpose of the partnership between the two organisations is to promote research and development […]
Read moreThe developing world needs support for low-tech health innovations that do not compromise on effectiveness, says Priya Shetty. 15 August 2012 / Source: www.scidev.net The global economic recession has left many industries cutting costs, hitting science funding hard. International donors have had to tighten their purse strings too, while research and development (R&D) budgets in many developing countries have […]
Read moreThe Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) has recently made a submission to ICANN regarding the new general top level domains (gTLD).health. Find below, the submission from Carel IJsselmuiden our Executive Director. It has come to the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) attention that in the context of the new gTLD programme, […]
Read moreYou can view Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden’s keynote address at the opening session of day 2 at the 6th PNHRS Week – by accessing PNHRS Week’s website. Click on the image below to access it. Carel IJsselmuiden, the Executive Director of the Council on Health Research for Development will on Thursday this week, deliver a […]
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