Policy documents

Global Strategy

World Health Assembly Resolutions

• WHA 63.21 WHO’s role and responsibilities in health research, May 2010
  pdf, 98kb
• WHA 63.21 Draft WHO strategy on research for health, May 2010
  pdf, 111kb

• WHA 61.21 Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property, May 2008
  pdf, 14kb
• WHA 60.15 WHO's role and responsibilities in health research, May 2007
  pdf, 50kb
• Ministerial Summit on health research, May 2005
  pdf, 138kb
• Mexico Statement, November 2004
  pdf, 26kb

Regional Strategy

• Strategic Plan for Health Research, 1997-2000
  pdf, 4.04Mb
• Strategic Framework for health research, 2004
  pdf, 41kb

Regional Committee Resolutions

Development of Health Research

• WPR/RC50.57 (1999)
• WPR/RC48.R7 (1997)
• WPR/RC46.R12 (1995)
• WPR/RC44.R14 (1993)
• WPR/RC42.R7 (1991)
• WPR/RC40.R7 (1989)
• WPR/RC38.R9 (1987)
• WPR/RC36.R14 (1985)
• WPR/RC34.R17 (1983)
• WPR/RC33.R13 (1982)
• WPR/RC32.R14 (1981)

Ministerial Round Table

Ministerial Round Table Discussion on Translation of Research into Health Policy and Health Care Practice, Auckland, New Zealand, 20-12 September 2006

• Background document
  pdf, 62kb
• Summary of discussion
  pdf, 41kb
• Translation of Research into Policy and Health Care Practice (presentation)

Executive Board documents

• EB124/12 Draft WHO strategy on research for health
  pdf, 111kb
• EB124/12 Add.1 Report on financial administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Executive Board of Health Assembly
  pdf, 67kb
• EB124/12 Add.2 Bamako Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health
  pdf, 92kb
• EB Resolution (EB124.R12)
  pdf, 32kb
  WHO's role and responsibilities in health research