Biomedical research in developing countries: Opportunities, methods, and challenges
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Biomedical research in developing countries: Opportunities, methods, and challenges M. Masudur Rahman 1 & Uday C. Ghoshal 2 & Krish Ragunath 3 & Gareth Jenkins 4 & Mesbahur Rahman 5 & Cathryn Edwards 6,7 & Mahmud Hasan 8,9 & Simon D Taylor-Robinson 10 Received: 26 April 2020 / Accepted: 13 May 2020 # Indian Society of Gastroenterology 2020
Abstract Health research is essential for improving global health, health equity, and economic development. There are vast differences in the disease burden, research budget allocation, and scientific publications between the developed and the low-middle-income countries, which are the homes of 85% of the world’s population. There are multiple challenges, as well as opportunities for health research in developing countries. One of the primary reasons for reduced research output from the developing countries is the lack of research capacity. Many developing countries are striving to build their research capacity. They are trying to understand their needs and goals to solve their fundamental health problems, but the opportunity for research education and training remains low. The first joint research meeting of the Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society and the British Society of Gastroenterology took place in February 2020 at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, aimed at providing an overview of medical research for young, aspiring medical researchers. This review article provides an outline of the research day and covers a number of useful topics. This review aims to provide a basic guide for early career researchers, both within the field of gastroenterology and, more generally, to all spheres of medical research. Keywords Biomedical research . Biostatistics . Challenges . Developing country . Health research . Research
* M. Masudur Rahman [email protected] 1
Department of Gastroenterology, Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226 014, India
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Curtin University Medical School, Royal Perth Hospital, Victoria Square, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
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Swansea University Medical School, Institute of Life Science 1, Singleton Campus, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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Department of Gastroenterology, House G, Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea SA6 6LN, UK
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British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK
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Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Lawes Bridge, Torquay TQ2 7AA, and 3St Andrew’s Place, London NW1 4LB, UK
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Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Gastroliver Foundation, Dhaka 1205,, Bangladesh
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Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2BU, UK
Indian J Gastroenterol
Introduction Health is a crucial factor in national prosperity. Health has been accepted as a fundamental right of all people by the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
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