The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) is an international collaboration, based in WHO Geneva, that aims to promote the generation and use of health policy and systems research as a means to improve the health systems of developing countries. For more information please visit:

www.who.int/alliance-hpsr

EU-African Union Scientific Partnership: €63 million to support research for Africa
The European Commission launched a call for proposals entirely dedicated to research for Africa. The support will be allocated to research projects in 2010 aiming to improve health conditions, and water and food security in Africa. Supported research activities will involve African partners, with the aim to strengthen Africa's research base.

http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/call_fp7_africa.pdf