Beijing, 29 October - 2 November 2007
Equitable Access: Research challenges for health in developing countries

The Forum meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research has become established as a premier annual event that brings together policy-makers, development partners and the directors and users of research, to debate critical gaps and to mobilize campaigns that address the health needs of the poor and marginalized.

Here are the  SUMMARY REPORT from from the Satellite Session: Global Forum for Health Research(GFHR) " Mobilizing support for global health research", 29 October, Beijing 2007.

Among the participants were Gunnar Kvåle from the norwegian Forum for Global Health Research. To read his presentation click on the file below:

 Mobilizing support for Global Health Research. Activities of the Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research

The seminar named: Norsk helseinitiativ i en global kontekst,  was arranged by NORAD's department of Global Health and AIDS. To read more about the seminar follow this LINK (Norwegian)

Among the participants on the seminar was Gunnar Kvåle, Chair of Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research. To read his presentation click on the file:  Norske forskningsbidrag til global helse (Norwegian)

Thursday 24/1, 12.00 - 14.00, there will be held a book launch seminar at Auditoriet in Fredrik Holsts Hus, Ullevål Universitetssykehus (Kirkeveien 166) for the new book:

"Promoting Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in East & South Africa"
 

The seminar is open for all.

 Invitation (norwegian)

The conference is organised by NORAD, and the topics will be on global environment, results and poverty.

For more information about the conference (in norwegian).

Towards a more research based development policy

Platform for bilateral support  to higher education and research in low- and middle- income countries. 

 Report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 2007 (in Norwegian)

The International Conference on Global Health and Vaccination Research at Voksenåsen in Oslo on November 16th - 17th marked the launch of the new Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC)

Monitoring and Evaluability Study for the GAVI’s Health System Support to Countries

This Request For Proposal (RFP) is issued to select a qualified company to provide consultancy services by conducting a Monitoring and Evaluability Study, so as to provide GAVI with a suitable monitoring and evaluation framework for its health systems support to countries. The objective of GAVI Health System Support Window is to achieve and sustain increased immunisation coverage, through strengthening the capacity of the health system to provide immunisation and other health services (with a focus on child and maternal health). Countries are encouraged to use GAVI HSS funding to target the “bottlenecks” or barriers in the health system that impede progress in improving the provision of and demand for immunisation and other child and maternal health services.

Deadline for proposal submission is 14 September 2007.

Research Council of Norway Call for proposals on vaccination research 2007

 Newsletter 1

Report from a planning committee commissiond by the Research Council of Norway

Nowember 2004   

 The Report