Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations

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dc.contributor.authorPeprah, Emmanuelen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWonkam, Ambroiseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-30T09:33:30Z
dc.date.available2015-10-30T09:33:30Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, biomedical research endeavors in low to middle resources countries have focused on communicable diseases. However, data collected over the past 20years by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a significant increase in the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, cancer and pulmonary diseases). Within the coming years, WHO predicts significant decreases in communicable diseases while non-communicable diseases are expected to double in low and middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The predicted increase in the non-communicable diseases population could be economically burdensome for the basic healthcare infrastructure of countries that lack resources to address this emerging disease burden. Biomedical research could stimulate development of healthcare and biomedical infrastructure. If this development is sustainable, it provides an opportunity to alleviate the burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases through diagnosis, prevention and treatment. In this paper, we discuss how research using biomedical technology, especially genomics, has produced data that enhances the understanding and treatment of both communicable and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. We further discuss how scientific development can provide opportunities to pursue research areas responsive to the African populations. We limit our discussion to biomedical research in the areas of genomics due to its substantial impact on the scientific community in recent years however, we also recognize that targeted investments in other scientific disciplines could also foster further development in African countries.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPeprah, E., & Wonkam, A. (2013). Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations. <i>Globalization and Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14523en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPeprah, Emmanuel, and Ambroise Wonkam "Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations." <i>Globalization and Health</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14523en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPeprah, E., & Wonkam, A. (2013). Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations. Global Health, 9, 50.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Peprah, Emmanuel AU - Wonkam, Ambroise AB - Traditionally, biomedical research endeavors in low to middle resources countries have focused on communicable diseases. However, data collected over the past 20years by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a significant increase in the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, cancer and pulmonary diseases). Within the coming years, WHO predicts significant decreases in communicable diseases while non-communicable diseases are expected to double in low and middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The predicted increase in the non-communicable diseases population could be economically burdensome for the basic healthcare infrastructure of countries that lack resources to address this emerging disease burden. Biomedical research could stimulate development of healthcare and biomedical infrastructure. If this development is sustainable, it provides an opportunity to alleviate the burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases through diagnosis, prevention and treatment. In this paper, we discuss how research using biomedical technology, especially genomics, has produced data that enhances the understanding and treatment of both communicable and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. We further discuss how scientific development can provide opportunities to pursue research areas responsive to the African populations. We limit our discussion to biomedical research in the areas of genomics due to its substantial impact on the scientific community in recent years however, we also recognize that targeted investments in other scientific disciplines could also foster further development in African countries. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1744-8603-9-50 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Globalization and Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations TI - Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14523 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14523
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-50
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPeprah E, Wonkam A. Biomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populations. Globalization and Health. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14523.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Human Geneticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2013 Peprah and Wonkam; licensee BioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceGlobalization and Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.globalizationandhealth.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherGenomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBiomedicalen_ZA
dc.subject.otherResearchen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAfricaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherDevelopmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherPolicyen_ZA
dc.titleBiomedical research, a tool to address the health issues that affect African populationsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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