Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears a considerable disease burden, but its health systems struggle to reduce this burden. Research can help identify the challenges to reducing the disease burden. Research can equally propose solutions to these challenges. Unfortunately, SSA lags behind other regions in t...

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Main Authors:	Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Desmond Tanko Jumbam, Francky Teddy Endomba, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Aimé Noula Mbonda, Nathalie Christelle Ghomsi, Jan René Nkeck, Stéphane Nguembu, Mazou Temgoua
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAMJ 2020-07-01
Series:	PAMJ Clinical Medicine
Subjects:	africa grant management research science communication
Online Access:	https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/83/pdf/83.pdf

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spelling	doaj-e1dec71675884faf99e5f5dae8ad0ed12020-11-25T03:06:48ZengPAMJPAMJ Clinical Medicine 2707-27972707-27972020-07-0138310.11604/pamj-cm.2020.3.83.2371623716Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutionsUlrick Sidney Kanmounye0Desmond Tanko Jumbam1Francky Teddy Endomba2Joel Noutakdie Tochie3Aimé Noula Mbonda4Nathalie Christelle Ghomsi5Jan René Nkeck6Stéphane Nguembu7Mazou Temgoua8 Global Neurosurgery Initiative, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Operation Smile, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Psychiatry Internship Program, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon Department of Research, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon Human Research Education and Networking, Yaounde, Cameroon Department of Research, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, Cameroon Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears a considerable disease burden, but its health systems struggle to reduce this burden. Research can help identify the challenges to reducing the disease burden. Research can equally propose solutions to these challenges. Unfortunately, SSA lags behind other regions in terms of research. In this essay, we identify the challenges and propose solutions to advance medical research in SSA. We discuss increasing the medical research workforce and building capacity among young researchers. We equally propose alternative funding solutions for research, and we address scientific communication among African researchers. https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/83/pdf/83.pdf africagrant managementresearchscience communication
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title	Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
title_short	Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
title_full	Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
title_fullStr	Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
title_full_unstemmed	Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
title_sort	advancing medical research in sub-saharan africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions
publisher	PAMJ
series	PAMJ Clinical Medicine
issn	2707-2797 2707-2797
publishDate	2020-07-01
description	Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) bears a considerable disease burden, but its health systems struggle to reduce this burden. Research can help identify the challenges to reducing the disease burden. Research can equally propose solutions to these challenges. Unfortunately, SSA lags behind other regions in terms of research. In this essay, we identify the challenges and propose solutions to advance medical research in SSA. We discuss increasing the medical research workforce and building capacity among young researchers. We equally propose alternative funding solutions for research, and we address scientific communication among African researchers.
topic	africa grant management research science communication
url	https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/83/pdf/83.pdf
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Advancing medical research in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, facilitators, and proposed solutions

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