Wednesday, February 23, 2011

[EQ] Overcoming gaps to advance global health equity: a symposium on new directions for research

Overcoming gaps to advance global health equity:
a symposium on new directions for research

Julio Frenk, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health

Lincoln Chen, President, China Medical Board, Cambridge, USA

Health Research Policy and Systems 22 February  2011, 9:11doi:10.1186/1478-4505-9-11

Available online PDF [7p] at: http://bit.ly/efT53y

 


“…….The 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking report of the Commission on Health Research for Development inspired a Symposium to assess progress made in strengthening essential national health research capacity in developing countries and in global research partnerships. Significant aspects of the health gains achieved in the 20th century can be attributed to the advancement and translation of knowledge. Knowledge continues to occupy center stage amidst growing complexity that characterizes the global health field.

 

The way forward will entail a reinvigoration of research-generated knowledge as a crucial ingredient for global cooperation and global health advances. To do this we will need to overcome daunting gaps, including the divides between domestic and global health, among the disciplines of research (biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, health systems), between clinical and public health approaches, public and private investments, and between knowledge gained and action implemented.
Overcoming systematically these obstacles can accelerate progress towards research for equity in health and development. ….”

The report: Health Research: Essential Link to Equity in Development – 1990 - PDF [157p.] at: http://bit.ly/fCfaMq

 



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