Department of Family Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Mar;16(3):258-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02709.x. Epub 2011 Jan 5.
Advances in biomedical research techniques have resulted in the conquest of many diseases and the improvement in the health and well-being of populations, yet sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag behind western nations in terms of research infrastructure and capacity. The increasing numbers of links and collaborations between western institutions of higher learning and teaching hospitals and universities in sub-Saharan Africa have undoubtedly promoted scholarly research activity on the continent. However, most of the research agenda is, understandably, dominated by western collaborators who provide the much needed funding. Given the recent exposure by events on Wall Street of the frailties of western economies, Africa urgently needs to look inwards in its quest to train biomedical researchers of repute and to secure funding for its capacity-building needs.
生物医学研究技术的进步已经攻克了许多疾病，提高了人口的健康和福祉，但撒哈拉以南非洲在研究基础设施和能力方面仍然落后于西方国家。西方高等学府和教学医院与撒哈拉以南非洲的大学之间日益增多的联系和合作，无疑促进了非洲的学术研究活动。然而，大多数研究议程，是可以理解的，由西方合作者主导，他们提供了急需的资金。鉴于华尔街事件最近暴露了西方经济的脆弱性，非洲迫切需要在内部寻找培养有声誉的生物医学研究人员的方法，并为其能力建设需求筹集资金。
