Background Africa bears a disproportionately high burden of globally significant disease but
has lagged in knowledge production to address its health challenges. In this contribution, we …

Objective: The objective of this scoping review was to explore and synthesize the available
literature on health research mentorship in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

A 2018 analysis showed that countries of the WHO African region received only 0.65% of
global research grants. 3 This is not peculiar to Africa—for example, in Pakistan, only 2% of …

Land use changes have been suggested as one of the causes for malaria epidemics in the
African highlands. This study investigated the effects of deforestation-induced changes in …

Abstract Background Strong Global South (GS) health research leadership, itself both
dependent on and a requisite for strong health research systems, is essential to generate …

'Decolonisation'has been the buzz word in Global Health for the last few years. It aims, and
rightly so, to challenge and dismantle historical and ongoing power imbalances, inequities …

In general, African universities continue to lag behind in research and development for
various reasons including: an historical legacy of power and resource imbalances, a scarcity …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiences an acute dearth of well-trained and skilled
researchers. This dearth constrains the region's capacity to identify and address the root …

Localisation of vaccine production is essential worldwide, but it is particularly crucial for
Africa. This continent is more vulnerable to disease burdens and also lags behind other …

Objective: While alcohol-related harm is a recognized public health priority, the capacity to
address and mitigate its harm is lacking, primarily in low-income countries. Recent …