Last updated: 25 Jul 2003

Lessons learned pack published

Final reports on funded projects
Latest newsletter
New EngKaR website

More research dissemination needed

Poor countries get free journals

Lessons learned pack published

The lessons learned from all 17 KaR-funded projects are now available, plus an analysis of programme-wide lessons learned.

Final reports on funded projects

The final reports from the first round of KaR-funded projects are now available. See the Funded projects page to find out more about the outcomes of 17 diverse projects.

Latest newsletter

The third edition of Disability & Healthcare Technology the newsletter for the KaR Programme on Disability and Healthcare Technology is now available. To receive a print copy, please e-mail kar@giclimited.com

New EngKaR website

www.dfid-engkar.org.uk
DFID's Engineering and Research Programme (EngKaR) launched a new website on 5 June 2002. Along with information about all the Programme's focus areas, the site has full details of how to apply for the next funding competition for Disability and Health Care Technology projects.

'More dissemination of research needed'

'More research and dissemination of existing information are needed if the overall quality of care to poor and disabled people in developing and transitional countries is to be improved significantly', according to Professor Andrei Issakov. Professor Issakov is Coordinator of Health Facilities and Services Provision, in the Department of Health Services Delivery at the World Health Organization. He is also the co-chair of the KaR Programme Advisory Group (PAG). He explains more in an article in issue 1 of the KaR Programme newsletter.

Poor countries to get free journals

Six major publishers of medical journals announced an agreement to give researchers in developing countries online access to their publications free or at sharply reduced prices. The agreement covers roughly 1000 of the world's top 1240 medical journals.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7304/0