The Lancet
Oct 09, 2010  Volume 376  Number 9748  Pages 1195 – 1272
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

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Academic medicine must take its global role: the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers and Medical Universities
Mazda Adli, Sabine Kleinert, Stephen K Smith, Detlev Ganten

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At the inaugural World Health Summit in 2009, the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers and Medical Universities was formed to lead intensified international debate about research and education in global health challenges. The idea was to create an international forum that seeks discussions with governmental representatives, policy makers, non-governmental organisations, civil society, and the health-related industry to initiate cross-sectoral solutions for the most pressing global health challenges.