Prospects of Immunology Education and Research in Developing Countries

Frontiers in Public Health

Daniel Antwi-Berko¹  Alexander Kwarteng²  Samuel Terkper Ahuno²  Samuel Opoku Asiedu³  Augustina Sylverken⁴ 

[1] Department of Basic and Applied Biology, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Sunyani, Ghana;Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;

关键词: immunology;    training programs;    infectious disease;    research;    education;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.652439

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The burden of infectious disease in developing countries is substantially higher than in developed nations. Reasons include poor health care infrastructure and deficiencies in public understanding of infectious disease mechanisms and disease prevention. While immunology education and research have an enviable role in understanding host-pathogen interactions, training programs in immunology remain fully integrated into the curricula of higher institutions, and by extension, to high schools of developing nations. Therefore, we discussed the need to make major investments in immunology research and research training into all natural sciences teaching curricula, particularly in developing countries.

【 授权许可】

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