Heads of International Research Organizations

Heads of International Research Organizations (HIROs) is an organization composed of directors of International Research Organizations.[1] It was established by Harold Varmus in 1998. Representatives from United States, Canada, China, EU, India, South Africa, and South Korea. The members include director of NIH, Wellcome Trust, Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI).

In February 2013, HIROs oversaw the creation of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) to act as a coordinating instrument for global research funders in the realm of pandemic response.[2][3]

References
  1. Viergever, R. F. (2011). "Aid alignment for global health research: The role of HIROs". Health Research Policy and Systems. 9: 12–34. doi:10.1186/1478-4505-9-12. PMC 3065442. PMID 21414202.
  2. Kaushic, Charu; Boily-Larouche, Geneviève (2020-12-17). "Coordinating research on pandemic preparedness and rapid response". Open Access Government. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. "Our milestones – Global research collaboration for infectious disease preparedness". Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
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