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African Health Scientists Need More Support, Funding To Address Shifting Priorities, Expert Says
With disease burden shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the coming years, "African health scientists need more funding and support to overcome the barriers and deal with a changing health situation on the continent," Olive Shisana, chief executive officer of the South African Human Sciences Research Council, said during a keynote address at last week's World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, SciDev.Net reports. "Many of these diseases can be prevented by putting scientific research and health technologies to work, said Shisana, adding that this 'epidemiological transition is an opportunity for us to build capacity and to collaborate to tackle these diseases together for the benefit of the globe,'" the news service writes.
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