This report gathers together the contributions made by participants from various countries at a knowledge sharing and networking workshop held in in Dar es salaam, Tanzania on ‘Strengthening Research and innovation systems for Health and Development in Africa’, 5 to 8 November 2012. In this Report, the key components for system strengthening, including: research priority setting, […]

Description: To date little has been published about epidemiology and public health capacity (training, research, funding, human resources) in WHO/AFRO to help guide future planning by various stakeholders. A bibliometric analysis was performed to identify published epidemiological research. Information about epidemiology and public health training, current research and challenges was collected from key informants using a standardised […]

Author(s): C IJsselmuiden, D L Marais, Becerra-Posada F, Ghannem H. Description: South African Medical Journal (SAMJ) April 2012; 228-233. Vol. 102, No. 4. Download: PDF version

The initiative for Strengthening Pharmaceutical Innovation in Africa supports decision makers in countries to understand how they can benefit from pharmaceutical innovation, design effective national innovation strategies, and build capacity in their countries to do this. This is an activity of The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Council on Health Research and Development (COHRED) and the African Union.