Inputs from African Researchers and Health Professionals sought Source: Community-Research <community-research@hivnet.ch> I am writing to request your assistance in identifying African researchers/professionals involved in grassroots/national/international health issues of Africans. The organization I work for, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is taking a lead, through a Global Health Research Initiative partnership, on the consultative process leading up to the G8 meeting in June where the approval of the Africa Action Plan will take place. This Plan will define how G8 member countries will meet the objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a report produced for the G8 meeting in Genoa last year. CIHR, which is Canada's leading agency for health research, seek to inform the G8 process by providing a recommendation and supporting background paper on how increased investment in health research contributes to improved health and economic development in Africa. The partners and the Coalition are seeking additional input through consultative processes that are designed to coordinate the views of the developing country researcher community, and invite the views of international and national research organizations with shared interest in global health research. Interested participants could provide input through the website of the Coalition for Global Health Research: http://www.cghrc.ca The NEPAD document may be found at the following website: http://www.g8.gc.ca/summitafrica-e.asp