Current status and future prospects of epidemiology and public health training and research in the WHO African region

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1829-1846

  Nachega, Jean B ^a,b,c,d   Uthman, Olalekan A ^a,e   Ho, Yuh Shan ^f   Lo, Melanie ^b   Anude, Chuka ^b   Kayembe, Patrick ^g   Wabwire mangen, Fred ^h   Gomo, Exnevia ⁱ   Sow, Papa Salif ^j   Obike, Ude ^a   Kusiaku, Theophile ^k   Mills, Edward J ^l   Mayosi, Bongani M ^c   Ijsselmuiden, Carel ^m,n  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^h MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^j UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^m The Council on Health Research for Development   (Switzerland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

Africa; Capacity building; Epidemiology; Public health; Research; Retention; Training; WHO AFRO

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAPACITY BUILDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA; BIBLIOMETRICS; CAPACITY BUILDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; KENYA; NIGERIA; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84872147314     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys189     Document Type: Article

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