Bamako 2008 News

18 Nov 2008

Launch of the eHealth Call to Action

Reverend Desmond Tutu, former Archbishop, Cape Town, South Africa in a video message launched the Bellagio Call to Acton on eHealth during the second day of the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health.
Source: TropIKA.net
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18 Nov 2008

World Bank says we must pay more attention to health systems

The World Bank has called for more attention to be paid to creating innovative health systems to improve health and healthcare delivery in the developing world.
Source: TropIKA.net
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17 Nov 2008

Brain drain and inequitable partnerships help perpetuate Africa’s weak health systems

Survey results demonstrate that training available for health researchers is insufficient.
Source: TropIKA
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17 Nov 2008

National governments need to prioritise research for health

Opening speakers in health summit urge governments to set their own priorities.
Source: TropIKA.net
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17 Nov 2008

Giving Health Research Some TLC (Tender Loving Care)

Some of the most important health research is done in some unlikely places, such as toilets, electricity cables and irrigation ditches.
Source: TropIKA.net
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17 Nov 2008

Food, Glorious Food

Delegates attending the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, underway until Thursday in Mali, were reminded today (Monday) that amidst the focus on faster, cheaper medical drugs and more active government policies, there was a risk of overlooking a rather important component of good health.
Source: TropIKA.net
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17 Nov 2008

Forum partner appeals to donors to align research funding on national priorities

Aissatou Touré of the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED), one of six organizers of the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, called for an alignment and harmonization of health research at the Forum opening today.
Source: TropIKA.net
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