We identify the elements required for sustaining successful chronic disease research partnerships within a regional context where infectious disease research, practice and policy are prioritised.
Chronic disease research partnerships in low-income regions operate within health research, practice, funding and policy environments that prioritise infectious diseases and other pressing public health and developmental challenges.
In the absence of partnership-specific funding, a prudent strategy might be to focus on the two goals we have successfully achieved: creating a platform for chronic disease research dissemination, including the support and dissemination of postgraduate student research.
While African production of chronic disease research is extremely low compared to the rest of the world, multidisciplinary research does exist on the epidemiological, medical, socio-cultural and psychological dimensions of chronic diseases in the region.
The LSE workshop brought together established and young career researchers from Africa, UK and other European countries to explore chronic disease research, practice and policy for African communities.
"We are looking at an emerging pandemic," Dr. Krisela Steyn, the chief of chronic disease research for the Medical Research Council, said in an interview.
Many patients were gratified when, in 1998, he revealed that officials at the disease centers had spent money intended for chronic fatigue research on other diseases and had lied to Congress about it.
The charity also distributes grants for chronic disease research at centers in Singapore, Thailand, Lebanon, and Kenya.
Self-reported pain intensity assessments are central to chronic pain research.
It is anticipated that the availability of this evidence-based and mechanistic approach to pain classification will be of substantial benefit to chronic pain research and treatment.
