COHRED is a non-governmental organisation which promotes and implements Essential National Health Research (ENHR). It is governed by a board of 18 members, the majority of them coming from the South. COHRED's constituents include countries, agencies, and national and international organisations. It carries out its programmes with the help of working groups, task forces and an advisory committee on health research capacity strengthening. A small secretariat in Geneva, located at the European Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supports its operations.
COHRED's goal is to assist countries to achieve better health and quality of life for all their people. COHRED serves as a means by which countries, agencies and organisations (governmental and non-governmental) can work together to promote, facilitate and support Essential National Health Research, and address health issues of international priority requiring joint action. It can provide "seed" funding and technical assistance for the planning and organisation of a country's ENHR initiative. COHRED works with countries to strengthen their research capacity, to identify their major health problems and to find ways of addressing their health problems.COHRED helps countries to build strong links between researchers, health care providers at all levels of the health system, decision- makers and the community. These links are crucial to carry out the research necessary for informed and intelligent decision-making, and to institute the appropriate action. COHRED also works closely with international research programmes, United Nations agencies and other international organisations working towards equity in health.
COHRED's partners and donor agencies
Collaboration with International Health Research Programmes