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Africa’s medical scientists are struggling to get funding to back their research

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submitted almost 7 years ago by thembi

Africa’s medical scientists are struggling to get funding to back their research

submitted almost 7 years ago by thembi

Africa’s medical scientists are struggling to get funding to back their research
  • In 2009, Tsige Gebre-Mariam discovered important drugs for treating parasites, hemorrhoids, eczema, and malaria, but he struggled to find funding to produce them on a large scale in Africa.
  • The lack of financial support for research and development in Africa is a major barrier to innovation, leading many scientists to seek opportunities abroad instead of working in their home countries.
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