June 1 2006

The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring a joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 10, the 2006 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research (Cairo, Egypt, October 29 to November 2 2006).

Young professionals working in or interested in the broad spectrum of health research on some aspect of the overall theme of Forum 10: 'Combating Disease and Promoting Health,' are invited to submit essays for consideration to the competition.

Submission guidelines:

• Essays should be no more than 1500 words and should be written in English.
• They should include original, even provocative ideas and not be technical or academic texts: tables, charts, figures, are probably not necessary.
• Authors are free to be idealistic, passionate, to take established practices to task, albeit in a constructive fashion.
• Entries are individual.
• Authors should have been born on or after January 1 1976.

The winning essay will be published on the Lancet website and its author invited to take part in Forum 10 with all expenses paid.

The essay can be submitted online.



Click here for the online submission form.