New Partnerships to Advance Global Health Research for NCD

Strategic partnerships are crucial for advancing health and health research, especially in the global arena [1 –3]. One form of these partnerships is the public-private partnership (PPP) that brings together researchers from the public and private sectors as well as stakeholders from civil society with complementary skills, resources, and a common mission to advance global health. However, it was not until the 1990s that public-private partnerships (PPP) in global health emerged [4]. Since that time, PPPs have proliferated [3] and so have their functions and goals.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - November 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: George A. Mensah Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research