How can African countries foster and promote debate on research for health from the continent’s perspective?
African countries should not only hope to improve things without getting into action. For example, they can apply the recommendations made during the Ministerial Global Forum on Research for Health, in November 2008 instead of waiting for another conference. They should organize regulatory international meetings and create websites. The websites, if linking into others, will improve sharing of information between African countries. A core curriculum on research and ethics disciplines that many universities can share is another strategy African countries can employ to foster and promote debate on research for health from the continental perspective. International organizations can support workshops and training in African countries. We have opportunities such as the call for proposals of the European and African Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) to realize several activities that can improve health research in Africa.
