IAP Statement on Urban Development Authoring InstitutionInterAcademy Partnership, IAP for ScienceCopyright 1996 In 1996, 72 IAP members endorsed a statement on urban development. More Info
IAP Statement on Mother and Child Health Authoring InstitutionInterAcademy Partnership, IAP for ScienceCopyright 2003 The IAP General Assembly which met in Mexico City from 1-5 December has released five statements, signed by two-thirds majority of the IAP membership. The statements address a wide range of topics and are intended to influence policy makers both in individual countries and international ... More Info
IAP Statement Calling for a Ban on Human Reproductive Cloning Authoring InstitutionInterAcademy Partnership, IAP for ScienceCopyright 2003 IAP released a statement calling for a ban on human reproductive cloning in September 2003. The statement has 63 signatories among IAP members and is available in several languages. More Info
IAMP Statement on the Health Co-Benefits of Policies to Tackle Climate Change Authoring InstitutionInter Academy Medical Panel, IAP for ScienceRelease Date January 1, 2010Copyright 2010 Climate change poses a significant threat to human health. This threat can be decreased by mitigating its causes, particularly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to its impacts. There is concern that measures to mitigate climate change will be socially and economically demanding. ... More Info
IAMP Statement 2010 Mon, November 29, 2010 Certain actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions and thus reduce climate change can also directly improve human health, according to a statement from IAMP, a global network of the world's medical academies, and partner organization of IAP ... Read More
Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Tue, November 30, 2010 Institut de France, home to the Academie des Sciences, calls for nominations for the scientific "Grand Prix 2011" in the fields of biology, medicine, physiology ... Read More
BioVision-Lilly Award Wed, December 08, 2010 BioVision, in partnership with TWAS and with the support of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, has established the BioVision-Lilly Award for young scientists from developing countries researching in the field of infectious diseases ... Read More
Neuroscience: implications for education and lifelong learning Authoring InstitutionThe Royal SocietyCopyright 2011ISBN 978-0-85403-880-0 The Royal Society, UK, published a report in February on "Neuroscience: implications for education and lifelong learning". This report highlights advances in neuroscience with potential implications for education and lifelong learning. The report authors, including neuroscientists, ... More Info
Enhancing science communication for better dissemination of research results from young scientists in Africa Led by NASAC, the Network of African Science Academies, as well as individual IAP Academies of Science from Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda, this project aims to better equip scientists in Africa to communicate the results of their results of their work to stakeholders, decision makers and the general public. The project will explore innovative ways to facilitate this, and examine which methods ... Completed Contact personJackie O'Lang Read More
Young Physician Leaders (YPL) Effective healthcare institutions need effective leaders.The issue of developing leadership qualities among health professionals, however, is often neglected, with many young professions having to learn their leadership skills almost by trial and error as they are handed positions of responsibility. Although incorporating leadership training programmes into the medical curriculum is lately gaining in importance, in practice too few countries are actually providing such training (See, for example: Health Professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world). Read More
TWAS and Illycaffè s.p.a. call for nominations for the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize Fri, April 13, 2012 Deadline extended to 15 May 2012 Read More
Science Council of Japan announces the call for nominations for the 2013 Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Tue, June 26, 2012 The call for nominations for the 2013 HIDEYO NOGUCHI AFRICA PRIZE are now open and will close on 31 July 2012 . Nominations of candidates with outstanding achievements in the fields of MEDICAL RESERCH and MEDICAL SERVICES for the sake of AFRICAN PEOPLE are welcome. Follow the link for ... Read More
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Health Tue, August 14, 2012 To accelerate progress in global health priority areas, such as ending child preventable deaths, USAID and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are collaborating on a program "Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Health" to support collaborative research projects on ... Read More
Call for nominations for the Scientific Prize 2013 of the Institut de France’s Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Sat, October 13, 2012 The Grand Prize will be given each year to a scientist who has made important contributions to cardiovascular physiology, biology, or medicine. The deadline for submissions is 25 January 2013. For more information, contact: fondations@institut-de-france.fr Read More
IAMP website launch Fri, November 30, 2012 The InterAcademy Medical Panel is launching its new Website on 1 December 2012 - the day chosen by the United Nations to demonstrate international solidarity and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. The new website features innovative characteristics which will encourage the network to continue to ... Read More
Drug Resistance in Infectious Agents – A Global Threat to Humanity Authoring InstitutionG-ScienceCopyright 2013 Science academies from around the globe issued joint statements to call world leaders' attention to raise their awareness of the emerging threat of drug resistance in infectious agents including tuberculosis. The "G-Science" statements are intended to inform government leaders at ... More Info
Feb242013 Feb 24 2013 - Feb 27 2013 "Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations: Science for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development" Recent Updates - August 2013 The online AGENDA contains links to all presentations given at the Conference Follow the link to the RESOURCES page for Articles and Features related to the results of the Conference, and the recommendations for follow up action ...Brazilian Academy of SciencesRio de Janeiro
The Winners of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize 2013 have been announced Mon, April 29, 2013 The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize honours outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa, and has been awarded to Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium) and Dr. Alex Godwin Coutinho (Uganda). The award ceremony will take place on 1 ... Read More
IAMP and FEAM Workshop on “Integrated Education in One Health” Tue, April 30, 2013 IAMP and the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), are calling for nominations of experts from IAMP and FEAM Member Academies, interested in participating in a workshop on “Integrated Education in One Health”. The workshop, hosted by the Hungarian Academy of ... Read More
IAP for Health statement: Call for Action to Strengthen Health Research Capacity in Low and Middle Income Countries Release Date May 30, 2013Copyright IAP for Health Despite a health revolution within the 20th Century which has added over thirty years of additional life expectancy on average across the globe, new global health challenges for the 21st Century face all countries, according to the statement from IAP for Health. These shared challenges include ... More Info