Mali's President Amadou Toumani Touré greets WHO staff. Photo: Elizabeth Kemf

President of the conference

Dr Luis Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa, at the opening of the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health. Photo: Olivier Asselin

Dr Gill Samuels, Chair of Council, Global Forum for Health Research, welcomes over 1000 participants to the Global Ministerial Forum in Mali. Photo: Elizabeth Kemf

Fifty-seven ministerial delegations convened from 17-19 November 2008 in Mali to finalize a Call to Action on Research for Health. Photo: Olivier Asselin

17-19 November 2008, Bamako, Mali

Objectives:

Strengthening leadership for health, development and equity

Engage all relevant constituencies in research
and innovation for health

Increase accountability of research systems

Programme Update Bamako 2008

Bamako Call to Action

Crafting the Bamako Call to Action has been a participatory process drawing on inputs from the regional preparatory meetings, consultative questionnaires, electronic forum discussions, a survey of key stakeholders and the contributions made by the ministers taking part in the Global Ministerial Forum. Read the final Bamako Call to Action.

To comment on the Call to Action, write to the Bamako 2008 Secretariat or join the e-Forum.

Programme Overview
Final Communiqué

Participant Information

What are participants saying about the ministerial forum held in Bamako, Mali from 17-19 November ? Read the BMJ, GEG, SciDev.Net, TropIKa, and Wheatlands Blogs.

New! What do you get when you put nearly 60 ministers of health, science, technology, and education, followed by a host of distinguished ministerial representatives, together in a room for three days? Perhaps surprisingly to some sceptics, the answer is concern and commitment, mixed with extraordinary creativity. Read More from The Lancet.

Study Tours of Award-winning Health Centres Participants visited research centres and projects in Bamako, including the world-famous Malaria Research and Training Centre. Learn more about other research centres in Bamako.