The four-day Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health 2015 with a theme “People at the Center of Research and Innovation for Health” was conducted for the first time in the Philippines. Regional Health Research and Development Consortium XI board members, chairs and convenors were given the opportunity to be one of the 3,500 people from all over the world to attend this grand health research event.
This Global Forum aims to identify solutions to the world’s unmet health needs through research and innovation. Furthermore, it provides opportunities to determine global health research agenda and create partnerships with other institutions both local and international. With 60 parallel and plenary sessions, exhibits and special activities including Global Health Debates, IT4Health, and the Film Festival, Forum 2015 it also became a venue to increase the understanding of the impact of scientific researches not just on health concerns but also on the economy.
Forum 2015 was made possible through the partnership of Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) with the Philippines. This was supported by the Philippine’s Department of Science and Technology, Department of Health and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. This event was conducted last August 24-27, 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Metro Manila.
Related link: http://www.forum2015.org/
