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. 2004 Jan;5(1):7-11.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400058.

Building scientific capacity in developing countries

Eva Harris  1
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Building scientific capacity in developing countries

Eva Harris. EMBO Rep. 2004 Jan.

Abstract

Simply transferring knowledge and instrumentation is not enough to help developing countries build their own research base. Such efforts must be tied to national and local needs to create trust and services for society in the long term

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The Bolivian 'blenderfuge' is an example of innovative ways to overcome equipment scarcity (designed and built by course participant Nataniel Mamani). Photo credit: Nataniel Mamani
Figure 2
Figure 2
The author (second from left) teaching participants sample extraction in preparation for PCR in a workshop in Ecuador. Photo credit: Alejandro Belli
Figure 3
Figure 3
Taking a specimen for PCR from a lesion of suspected leishmaniasis during a workshop in Bolivia. Photo credit: Eva Harris
Figure 4
Figure 4
Health workers in a village in Nicaragua. Photo credit: Alejandro Belli
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References

    1. Balmaseda A, Sandoval E, Pérez L, Gutiérrez CM, Harris E (1999) Application of molecular typing techniques in the 1998 dengue epidemic in Nicaragua. Am J Trop Med Hyg 61: 893–897 - PubMed
    1. Balmaseda A et al. (2003) Diagnosis of dengue virus infection by detection of specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgA antibodies in serum and saliva. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10: 317–322 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Belli A, Rodriguez B, Avilés H, Harris E (1998) Simplified PCR detection of New World Leishmania from clinical specimens. Am J Trop Med Hyg 58: 102–109 - PubMed
    1. Belli A, Garcia D, Palacios X, Rodriguez B, Valle S, Tinoco E, Marin F, Harris E (1999) Leishmania chagasi causes widespread atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nicaragua. Am J Trop Med Hyg 61: 380–385 - PubMed
    1. Global Forum for Health Research (1999) 10/90 Report on Health Research 1999. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland