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Event Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Bamako 2008
Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health
Strengthening research for health, development and equity
17-19, November 2008
Bamako, Mali
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12^th Annual Scientific Conference of ICDDR,B
Source: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
The mission of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) is 'to develop and promote realistic solutions to the major health, population and nutrition problems facing the poor people of Bangladesh and other settings.' This year's conference is entitled, 'Health Systems Research: People's Needs First.'
10-12, February 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh

ESF Research Conferences
Europe-Africa Frontier Research Conference Series
INFECTIOUS DISEASES: FROM BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Source: European Science Foundation
The first conference in this series will focus on various topics around infectious diseases, paying particular attention to tuberculosis, malaria and more neglected diseases such as Buruli ulcer, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and filariasis, along with emerging viral diseases.
4-9^th, April 2009
Cape Town, South Africa

12^th World Public Health Congress 2009
Source: World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Turkish Public Health Association
The theme of the 2009 conference will be 'Making a Difference in Global Public Health: Education, Research and Practice'.
27^th April to 1^st May, 2009
Istanbul, Turkey

Event Archive

ANDi 2008
First Meeting of the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI).
Creating a sustainable plataform for R&D innovation in Africa.
6-8, October 2008
Abuja, Nigeria

Making the eHealth Connection
A month-long conference series at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center.
(eHealth is the use of information and communications technology to improve the performance of health systems.)
13th July to 8th August 2008
Bellagio, Italy

2008 Algiers
2008 Algiers Ministerial Conference on Research for Health in the African Region
Narrowing the knowledge gap for Africa's health
23-26, June 2008
Algiers, Algeria
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Forum 11
Equitable Access: Research challenges for health in developing countries
29 October - 2 November 2007
Beijing, China
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