1. www.cohred.org COHRED Fairness Index - CFI an actively managed certification system to optimize the ability to engage in and sustain fair research and innovation partnerships

2. www.cohred.org Creating the CFI - rationale Raising Awareness – e.g. Costello & Zumla (2000) Establishing principles of best practice – e.g. KFPE : 11 principles, 7 questions Creating practical tools – e.g. Fair Research Contracting (FRC) Actively managed certification system – e.g. the COHRED Fairness Index Generating legal obligation – e.g. the Nagoya Protocol

3. www.cohred.org September - November 2014: Technical Working Group I 22 January - 27 March 2015: Global Consultation I II 16-17 April 2015: CFI Stakeholder Meeting III 18 May - 31 July: Global Consultation II IV October 2015: Launch of the CFI V

4. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI”

5. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI” 2)Outline ‘Domains’/Objectives that need to be included i.Relevant to local priorities (which can include ‘system’ priorities) ii.Capacity Building iii.Resourcing iv.Intellectual Property (Benefit Sharing) v.Ethics (including cultural competence)

6. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI” 2)Outline ‘Domains’/Objectives that need to be included 3)Indicators

7. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI” 2)Outline ‘Domains’/Objectives that need to be included 3)Indicators 4)Financing & Sustainability CRISTIANE QUENTAL''I consulted the Quality area of Fiocruz, responsible for the certifications we have, and their opinion is that this certification is very important for us, either for cooperation with industry or to respond to international calls. And they would pay for it.''

8. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI” 2)Outline ‘Domains’/Objectives that need to be included 3)Indicators 4)Financing & Sustainability 5)Endorsement, early adoption, operationalisation Pilot : Philippines offered, Kenya very positive

9. www.cohred.org CFI – Outcomes of this meeting 1)Confirm need for a “CFI” 2)Outline ‘Domains’/Objectives that need to be included 3)Indicators 4)Financing & Sustainability 5)Endorsement, early adoption, operationalisation 6)Any other help you can offer

10. www.cohred.org The appropriate and practical role NIH might play in advancing the CFI is to address human capital and institutional gaps: strengthening the capacity of LMIC institutions to negotiate fair contracts and preserve their interests, perhaps through a creative twinning mechanism that links US offices of sponsored research/tech transfer with LMIC institutions as an adjunct to collaborative protocols - exchanges, model agreements, workshops, etc. Marcello Paganini, Mundo Santo, Argentina: help with marketing and business plan of CFI Henrique Silveira, Lisbon: open conversation with Gulbenkian Foundation CFI – Outcomes of this meeting

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