1. Presentation by the Danish Research Network for International Health Ghana - 20 th of September, 2007 Presented by Kira Fortune, Ph.D

2. The Danish Research Network of International Health Established in 1996 Danida-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

3. 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 briefs Keeping network members updated

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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