The emerging shape of a global HIV research agenda: how partnerships between Northern and Southern researchers are addressing questions relevant to both
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2008
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Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
Abstract
Purpose of review
In this review I will narrate and discuss recent North–South health research
partnerships and how such partnerships are of mutual benefit to both.
Recent developments
Globalization has shrunk the world into a virtual single community in which actions of
individuals may have global repercussion. The ever-improving accessibility to fast
communications through both transportation and knowledge and information exchange
is making this virtual community even smaller. The current large global burden of
diseases of poverty, made worse by the HIV/AIDS pandemic is a major concern for all.
Although the South bears the brunt of this burden and is disproportionately adversely
affected, the ill effects are global. Among these effects, include global poverty,
development constraints and insecurity. It is no wonder that scientists from both north
and south are working together to mitigate the effects of this scourge for the mutual
benefit of all.
Summary
Despite a period of 25 years since the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic many
challenges still abound. A preventive vaccine is still illusive and care and prevention
programmes not universal. To mitigate this several global initiatives and North–South
partnerships are working together for the common good. Such collaborations seen in
academic settings, research institutions, networks of excellence and the private sector
engage in research, training and service provision. This cooperation includes discovery
and evaluations of HIV vaccine candidates as well as treatment and prevention
methods.
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HIV/AIDS, North–South partnerships, Mutual benefit
Citation
Mgone, C., 2008. The emerging shape of a global HIV research agenda: how partnerships between Northern and Southern researchers are addressing questions relevant to both. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 3(4), pp.521-525.