Health Research Watch
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Briefing 17 - Strengthening access to medicines and pharmaceutical innovation in Africa – a new initiative and tools for countries
Experts of the African Union, national policy makers and the region’s pharmaceutical players review pharmaceutical innovation tools for countries.
Details Get fileBriefing 16 - West African Health Organization regional meeting: 14 countries start action plans for strengthening research capacity
In April 2008, the African Ministers of Health – in preparation for the Bamako Ministerial Forum on Research for Health – adopted the Algiers Declaration that expressed their commitment to reinforce national research systems for health.
Details Get fileBriefing 15 - Research for Health at the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization
In recent years, national governments, PAHO/WHO, and the international research community have called for the strengthening of national research systems and improved use of research results.
Details Get fileBriefing 14 - Global Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property is finalised. Country work starts now
The World Health Assembly concludes a six year processi of developing the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property
. Details Get fileBriefing 11 - African Ministers call for stronger health research for the region; with focus on country priorities
The Algiers Ministerial Conference on Research for Health in the African Region is part of the regional preparatory process for the Bamako Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, to be held in November 2008.
Details Get fileBriefing 10 - Research and development for medicines to be driven by needs of low and middle income countries
The Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) was established by the World Health Assembly in May 2006 ii “ to draw up a global strategy and plan of action in order to provide a medium-term framework.
Details Get fileBriefing 9 - 'HRP' - Special Programme of Research in Human Reproduction
The HRP Special Programme is the main instrument of the UN system that coordinates the global research effort in the field of sexual and reproductive health.
Details Get fileBriefing 8 - OECD High Level Forum Strengthening policies to improve availability of medicines for neglected and emerging infectious diseases
The High-Level Forum on Medicines for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases1 brought together over 200 participants, mostly from OECD countries and some from developing countries.
Details Get fileBriefing 7 - Board meeting of ‘TDR’ - Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
TDR’s Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) is this institution’s highest decision-making body, with oversight on policy, programmes and related budget issues.
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Over the past five years a number of WHO Member States (among others, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland)2 have been encouraging WHO to clarify its role and responsibilities in health research, and the way it organises and manages its research activities internally.
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