Developed-developing country partnerships: benefits from South to North?

Developed-developing country partnerships: benefits from South to North?

Methods A literature review was conducted using PubMed database, grey literature, media scanning and cited references. A standardized approach was utilized to extract key points from each article to understand benefits accrued by developed countries. Benefits were categorized and interpreted using a hybrid categorization framework combining the Partnership Evaluation Tool (PET) and the WHO heal...

Developed-developing country partnerships: Benefits to developed countries?

Developing countries can generate effective solutions for today's global health challenges. This paper reviews relevant literature to construct the case for international cooperation, and in particular, developed-developing country partnerships. Standard database and web-based searches were conducted for publications in English between 1990 and 2010. Studies containing full or partial data rela...

Partnerships in health research: experiences from developing country.

Transfer of occupational health problems from a developed to a developing country: lessons from the Japan-South Korea experience.

Many corporations move their manufacturing facilities or technologies from developed to developing countries. Stringent regulations have made it costly for industries to operate in developed, industrialized countries. In addition, labor costs are high in these countries, and there is increasing awareness among the general public of the health risks associated with industry. The relocation of ha...

A case for developing North-South partnerships for research in sickle cell disease.

For a better understanding of the pathophysiology and mechanisms of phenotypic diversity of sickle cell disease, and for the improvement of its management globally, there is a strong case for developing sustainable research partnerships between rich and poor countries.