This collective, composed of 11 organizations in Africa and Europe, aims to strengthen African capacity to produce high-quality research, provide training, engage with policy networks and strengthen networking in the area of health policy and systems.
Anthrax Euronet, a Coordination Action of the EU 6th Framework Programme, was designed to strengthen networking activities between anthrax research groups in Europe and to harmonise protocols for testing anthrax vaccines and therapeutics.
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In Namibia, research results are increasingly presented at formal fora, which in itself introduces a measure of peer review, and strengthens networking, cross-fertilization and quality enhancement.
The existing interventions shall make concerted efforts to empower MSM for access to health care and other services, strengthen networking, and address specific needs of the community such as ensuring access to thicker condoms and lubricants, and treatment of anal STIs.
Improved networking between researchers and public/private organisations and strengthened networks between international parties were seen as the major immediate impacts of FP6.
Tanzania has numerous NGOs working in the area of health research and capacity building, such as the African Medical and Research Foundation, a multi- country African NGO focused on health research; and the African Malaria Network Trust (AMANET), which promotes capacity strengthening and networking of malaria R&D in Africa.
Within an overall policy framework of equal opportunities, a co-ordination office and a website have been set up, and a new government initiative (2011 2013) is providing funding to support 16 pilot initiatives aimed at strengthening regional networking in 13 of the 16 federal states (Länder).
This workshop will involve countries of Eastern and Central Europe to review their national seed sector, indentify gaps and explore how these gaps can be address through a national, subregional and regional approaches by strengthening the networking between the countries.
