脳や神経系疾患の研究の世界的能力の構築
Linda B Cottler1, Joseph Zunt2, Bahr Weiss3
1Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Nature
|November 19, 2015
まとめ
低所得国や中所得国は 研究資金と能力が限られているため 神経学的および精神的健康障害に対処する上で大きな課題に直面しています これらの脳と神経系の障害を効果的に対処するには,地元の研究インフラを構築し,専門家を訓練することが不可欠です.
科学分野:
- 神経科学
- 世界保健
- 公共衛生政策
背景:
- 神経学的,神経精神学的,薬物使用および神経発達障害は,特に低所得国および中所得国 (LMICs) で,世界的な健康上の重大な負担となっている.
- LMICにおけるこれらの疾患の影響は,研究費の不足と国内の研究能力の欠如により悪化しています.
- これらの健康問題への 効果的な対処には 地元の研究インフラ整備と 熟練した臨床医や科学者の 訓練が必要です
研究 の 目的:
- LMICにおける研究能力の構築に焦点を当てた問題,知識,プログラムの進化をレビューする.
- これらの地域における脳と神経系の疾患に関する研究能力の発展を具体化すること.
主な方法:
- このレビューは,既存の課題と研究能力構築の成功戦略に関する情報をまとめています.
- 個人,機関,国家の研究能力を強化することを目的としたプログラムとイニシアチブを調査します.
- 神経学的,神経精神学的,薬物使用,神経発達障害の文脈に重点を置いています.
主要な成果:
- LMICにおける研究能力の構築は,脳や神経系疾患の局所的負担に対処するために不可欠です.
- 研究インフラの開発と現地専門家の訓練は,成功した能力構築の重要な要素です.
- 既存のプログラムは,資源の限られた環境での研究能力を強化するための効果的な戦略に貴重な洞察を提供します.
結論:
- LMICにおける研究能力を強化することは,神経学的および精神的健康障害の負担を効果的に管理し,軽減するために極めて重要です.
- 研究インフラと人材への投資は,地域的に重要な証拠を集め,政策を策定するために不可欠です.
- LMICにおける脳と神経系疾患の持続的な研究能力を構築するために,協力的な取り組みと標的型プログラムが必要である.
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