With the main intention to strengthen research and research capacity relevant to HIV interventions in low-income countries, to establish a network of Norway-based researchers, their partners in the South, PhD/master students and any other with professional interest in HIV-related research.
More specifically to
1) provide a data base on projects, institutions and people involved in this field (made available at a web-site)
2) promote interdisciplinary research in this field, e.g. through the establishment of formal and informal meeting points, research seminars etc, where researchers from different cultures and disciplines can co-operate.
3) create contact and be a resource base for information exchange between involved Norway-based researchers and other interested parties who have professional interest in joining the network, e.g. NORAD, NFR, ministries of the Norwegian government, NGOs.
4) strengthen the dialogue between research and development assistance by enhancing research and research capacity development and the use of research results
5) promote the reinforcement of North-South institutional co-operation in research and research training in this field.
Established
2004
Co-ordinating institution
Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, in collaboration with Section for International Health, Department of General Practice and Community Health, University of Oslo.
