1st Annual Learning Forum on Global Health Research

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Minto Suites Hotel
Ottawa, ON Canada

Final Report

Since its inception in 2003, the CCGHR has invested in capacity development as a main approach to achieving these goals. The CCGHR has organized six Summer Institutes for New Global Health Researchers, bringing together new health researchers from Canada and low-or-middle-income countries (LMIC’s) to strengthen capacity for knowledge translation and global health research. The Coalition has also organized several “Continuing Education Days”, which have involved workshops and training on numerous dimensions of global health research.

The 1st Annual Global Health Research Learning Forum is the Coalition’s newest capacity-building event. The goal of this year’s event was to provide an innovative learning forum in order to bring together new and experienced members of the global health research community to stimulate dialogue, build linkages, and foster strong capacities in global health research. The event provided a special opportunity for knowledge sharing and exchange, involving various stakeholders including research partners from low-or-middle-income countries. As the name implies, the day was dedicated to learning about major challenges in global health research, and in particular about what Canada's role could be. The key questions for the day included:

What are the major global challenges (themes) that affect human health?
What are the knowledge gaps on these themes that require further research?
What are the “action” gaps—that is, how can available knowledge be more effectively translated into action?

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