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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
mathematics
Strengthening biostatistics resources in sub-Saharan Africa: Research collaborations through U.S. partnerships
Statistics in Medicine, Volume 30, No. 7, Year 2011
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On September 30, 2009, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted a workshop on strengthening biostatistics resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). An increase in global spending on health research over the last decade has boosted funds available to conduct biomedical research in low- to mid-income countries. The HIV/AIDS pandemic, the re-emergence of malaria and tuberculosis, and other emerging infectious agents are major driving forces behind the increase in biomedical research and clinical care programs (clinical trials, observational studies and, other public health programs) in SSA (Exp. Biol. Med. 2008; 233:277-285). In addition, the increased engagement of the United States (U.S.) government through the Global Health Initiative, which expands the traditional focus beyond infectious diseases to other causes of poor health and to the recognition of need the to strengthen health systems for a sustainable response, only increases the need for in-depth in-country expertise in all aspects of biomedical research (White House Press Release, 2009). In this workshop, researchers both from the U.S. and SSA were invited to discuss their collaborative work, to discuss ways in which biostatistical activities are carried out within their research projects, and to identify both general and specific needs for capacity building in biostatistics. Capacity building discussions highlighted the critical need to increase the number of well-trained in-country biostatisticians, both to participate in ongoing studies and to contribute to an infrastructure that can produce the next generation of biostatistical researchers.© 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gezmu, Misrak
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
DeGruttola, Victor G.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Dixon, Dennis
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Essex, Max E.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Halloran, Mary Elizabeth
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Hogan, Joseph W.
United States, Providence
Brown University
Grobler, Anneke C.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Kim, Soyeon
United States, Newark
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
McDermott, Jeanne M.
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
McKaig, Rosemary G.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Neaton, James D.
United States, Minneapolis
School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/sim.4144
ISSN:
02776715
e-ISSN:
10970258
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Approach
Qualitative