Immunology in Africa |
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| Authors: | Stephen Cose Bernard Bagaya Barbara Nerima Moses Joloba Andrew Kambugu Robert Tweyongyere David W. Dunne Edward Mbidde Pontiano Kaleebu Alison M. Elliott |
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| Affiliation: | 1. MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda;2. Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda;4. Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda;5. Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda;6. Department of Veterinary Pharmacy, Clinical and Comparative Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda;7. Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK |
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| Abstract: | Africa is a continent with a large burden of both infectious and non‐communicable diseases. If we are to move forward as a continent, we need to equip our growing cadre of exceptional young scientists with the skills needed to tackle the diseases endemic to this continent. For this, immunology is among the key disciplines. Africans should be empowered to study and understand the diseases that affect them, and to perform their cutting‐edge research in their country of origin. This requires a multifaceted approach, with buy‐in from funders, overseas partners and perhaps, most important of all, African governments themselves. |
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| Keywords: | immunology Africa |
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