Singapore, Aug. 23 -- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Health Research (DHR) invited representatives from Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and India for a high-level regional dialogue to strengthen the health research system at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, India.

This meeting proved to be an important milestone towards promoting cooperation in South and Southeast Asia inorderto ensure that health research could provide direct guidance to policy making, take into account regional priorities and create a sustainable system for the future.

ICMR offered to share its tools and resources, including Common Ethics Review Forms and free online training courses, so that countries in the early stages o...