Strengthening capacity for clinical research in sub-Saharan Africa: partnerships and networks
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa: advancing the clinical paradigm through partnerships and research.
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) carries orphan disease designation in the United States, with ;2000 affected infants born annually and fewer than 100 000 persons livingwith this condition. Patients with SCA have numerous acute and chronic medical problems, which collectively contribute to life-threatening morbidity, early mortality, and annual domestic medical costs exceeding $1.1 billion. Worldwide, ...
متن کاملStrengthening capacity for health research in Africa
Health research has a key role in the development of low-income and middle-income countries. There are several current initiatives that have greatly contributed to capacity strengthening of health research in sub-Saharan Africa, including those supported by WHO and Tropical Disease Research (TDR), the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC...
متن کاملStrengthening care and research for women's cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa
•The burden of gynecologic cancers in low resource settings is overwhelming.•Areas with the highest needs have few human resources and limited infrastructure.•Cancer specialists can best help by leveraging ongoing work to assist local leaders.
متن کامل“It takes more than a fellowship program”: reflections on capacity strengthening for health systems research in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiences an acute dearth of well-trained and skilled researchers. This dearth constrains the region's capacity to identify and address the root causes of its poor social, health, development, and other outcomes. Building sustainable research capacity in SSA requires, among other things, locally led and run initiatives that draw on existing regional capacities as well...
متن کاملNon-physician Clinicians – A Gain for Physicians’ Working in Sub-Saharan Africa; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”
The changing demands on the health sectors in low- and middle-income countries especially sub-Saharan African countries continue to challenge efforts to address critical shortages of the health workforce. Addressing these challenges have led to the evolution of “non-physician clinicians” (NPCs), that assume some physician roles and thus mitigate the continuing shortage of doctors in these count...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.061