Presentation by the Danish Research Network for

International Health

Ghana - 20th of September, 2007

Presented by Kira Fortune, Ph.D

The Danish Research Network of International Health

Established in 1996Danida-funded scientific and technical

forum working with health related research and development in low-income countries

Overall objective of the network is to strengthen dialogue between research and development assistance

Health Network Activities

Serving as a one-stop contact to the Danish health researchers and their counterparts in programme countries

Promoting the participation of researchers in programme planning and implementation

Holding seminars to disseminate and discuss research needs and use in the health sector

Developing policy briefsKeeping network members updated

Challenges

Ensuring that researchers and practitioners communicate in an integrated manner

Ensuring that needs for research is not identified in isolation

Lack of dialogue during the research process

Lack of timely feedback from the researcher

Opportunities

An opportunity to establish dialogue between different sectors and players

A network provides a common platform and can strengthen the development of a more strategic approach

Research and practice can have a much greater impact

Forging closer links between members from different sub-disciplines

Capitalizing on the Health Network

Web-site – http;//enrecahealth.ku.dk contains latest news within the area of international health

An electronic forum where health researchers and practitioners can seek relevant information

Funding opportunities for relevant research

Update on research opportunities

Current Opportunities

DBL offers a three-months methodology course

University of Copenhagen offers a Master International Health programme with opportunity for further funding of fieldwork

University of Copenhagen similarly offers a Master of Management Disaster