Analysis of pan-African Centres of excellence in health innovation highlights opportunities and challenges for local innovation and financing in the continent

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nwaka, Solomon ^a,b   Ochem, Alexander ^a,b   Besson, Dominique ^b   Ramirez, Bernadette ^b   Fakorede, Foluke ^a,b   Botros, Sanaa ^c   Inyang, Uford ^d   Mgone, Charles ^e   Adae Mensah, Ivan ^f   Konde, Victor ^a   Nyasse, Barthelemy ^g   Okole, Blessed ^h   Guantai, Anastasia ⁱ   Loots, Glaudina ^j   Atadja, Peter ^k   Ndumbe, Peter ^b   Sanou, Issa ^b   Olesen, Ole ^l   Ridley, Robert ^m   Ilunga, Tshinko ⁿ  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d Fordsin Pharmacare Systems Ltd   (Nigeria)

^e European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^h Technology Innovation Agency   (South Africa)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^j University of Nairobi ^*  (South Africa)

^k Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research   (China)

^l EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

ⁿ Health Development Consultant   (Côte d’Ivoire)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMPETENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SCIENTIST;

EID: 84868627053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-11     Document Type: Article

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