The Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)and the Global Forum for Health Research have taken a further step in building their partnership, with the agreement of the management of both organizations to further integrate their activities and programmes of work.

The new arrangement will provide actors in research for health at the global, regional and country levels with common contact points and a set of linked programmes aimed at improving health and health equity.

The partnership leverages the talents of both organizations to support countries in improving health research systems and encourage learning between countries.

• Full press release (pdf)
• COHRED website (pdf)