Strengthening capacity, collaboration and quality of clinical research in Africa: EDCTP Networks of Excellence.
2009
Developing countries bear 90% of the global disease burden, but only
access about 10% of globally available health research funding. Weak
south–south networking hampers effective use of limited
resources, production of critical mass of quality scientists, career
opportunities and incentives to retain the few available scientists.
The south must urgently act strategically to accelerate generation of
talented scientists, create enabling environment and incentives to
retain scientists and attract back those in diaspora. The creation of
strong networks of excellence for clinical research among southern
academic and research institutions is a novel strategic approach
championed by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials
Partnership to achieve the aforementioned goals and mitigate the high
disease burden. It will promote strong collaboration, resource sharing
and cross-mentorship allowing each partner to grow with complementary
capacities that support each other rather than compete negatively. It
will enable the south and Africa in particular to participate actively
and own the means for solving its own health problems and raise the
professional quality and capacity of southern institutions to forge
better and equal partnership with northern institutions.
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