Equity in international health research collaborations in Africa: Perceptions and expectations of African researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and method

Africa is currently host to a number of international genomics research and biobanking consortia, each with a mandate to advance genomics research and biobanking in Africa. Whilst most of these consortia promise to transform the way international health research is done in Africa, few have articulated exactly how they propose to go about this. In this paper, we report on a qualitative interviewing study in which we involved 17 genomics researchers in Africa. We describe their perceptions and expectations of international genomics research and biobanking initiatives in Africa.

Results

All interviewees were of the view that externally funded genomics research and biobanking initiatives in Africa, have played a critical role in building capacity for geno

SUBMITTER: Munung NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5643046 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature