Health technology transfer

More funding must be made available to scientists in developing countries a nd to organisations that support in-country training and research Genuine partnership and mutual trust is a prerequisite for the sustainable transfer of technology from developed to developing countries Building local scientific capacity and long term North-South and South-Sout h partnerships are important in establishing effective health research prog rammes Research topics should have local relevance and priority, and technology tr ansfer should be participatory equitable, and sustained Autonomous research centres attract funding and reduce administrative burde ns.