Monday, June 11, 2007

2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health

Centre International de Conférence de Bamako

The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health will be held in Bamako, Mali, 17-20 November 2008.

The purpose of the conference is to strengthen research for health, development and equity, by generating increased commitment to research and innovation, and by developing coherence and connectivity between the many different stakeholders active in this field.

The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health aims to bring together 1000 stakeholders including ministers of health, science & technology, and social development; researchers; civil society organizations; national research councils; donor agencies; philanthropic foundations; and representatives of the private sector.

UNESCO is one of the cosponsors of the meeting.

Click here to go to the UNESCO announcement of the signing of the MoU launching the effort.

Click here to go to the conference website.

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