PREMIOS CARLOS SLIM EN SALUD 2013 Los Premios Carlos Slim surgen con el objetivo de reconocer a las personas e instituciones comprometidas con el mejoramiento de los niveles de salud de la población de América Latina y el Caribe, cuyo compromiso se ha cristalizado en la generación de soluciones para resolver los principales retos en […]
Read moreThe Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) in partnership with the Ibero-American Ministerial Network for Learning and Health Research and with funding from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) is running the first of three month long […]
Read moreForum 2012: Beyond Aid… Research and Innovation as key drivers for Health, Equity and Development 24 – 26 April 2012 Cape Town, South Africa, Interim Post-Conference Report, 8 June 2012 Introduction This interim report on ‘Forum 2012: Beyond Aid…Research and Innovation as key drivers for Health, Equity and Development’ aims to provide a snapshot of the key […]
Read moreLuis Gabriel Cuervo: Senior Advisor, Research Promotion & Development – PAHO. He met up with the FORUM 2012 interview team to speak about PAHO and the links to COHRED and FORUM 2012. Click here to view the video.
Read moreIn the centre of the photo is Dr. Hassan Mshinda in attendance at the Research for Health Africa session at Forum 2012. Pic by Gabi Falanga. Peter Clottey May 25, 2012 A prominent Tanzania scientist has praised strides made by scientific research organizations to combat malaria in the country. Dr. Hassan Mshinda, Director General of Tanzania […]
Read moreFor the love of Science …three young South Africans get a boost to their research and careers Source: This article is taken from the SAA Airlink edition of SKYways magazine for April 2012.
Read moreBy Peter Clottey A South African medical scholar has called for heavy government investment in medical research to improve the country’s healthcare delivery to all citizens. Bongani Mayosi, professor of medicine at the University of Cape Town and the chief physician at the Groote Schuur Hospital, said the administration also needs to improve infrastructure in the […]
Read moreBy Peter Clottey A leading member of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) says the group is implementing policy decisions heads of states and government made to improve the health and well-being of Africans. Dr. Bruno Kilunga Kubata, coordinator of NEPAD’s African Research for Health Initiative, said NEPAD has also been tasked to create an […]
Read moreBy Peter Clottey A prominent Ugandan physician and health researcher says a recently formed consortium has launched a transformational framework for training doctors. Nelson Sewankambo, professor of medicine and principal at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, said the group is emphasizing the sustainable health workforce development in Uganda. “The government’s reaction has been superb, […]
Read morePriya Shetty 23 May 2012 | EN We need to revive the rights-based agenda and realign research priorities for women’s health, says Priya Shetty. The activists who fought to put human rights at the centre of women’s sexual and reproductive health, at the landmark International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994, may […]
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