Pediatric rheumatology in Africa: thriving amidst challenges

BACKGROUND: Pediatric Rheumatology is an orphan specialty in Africa which is gradually gaining importance across the continent. MAIN BODY: This commentary discusses the current state of affairs in the sphere of Pediatric Rheumatology across Africa and offers practical strategies to navigate the chal...

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Autores principales: Migowa, Angela N., Hadef, Djohra, Hamdi, Wafa, Mwizerwa, Oscar, Ngandeu, Madeleine, Taha, Yassmin, Ayodele, Faleye, Webb, Kate, Scott, Christiaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8103667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33962643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00557-7
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author Migowa, Angela N.
Hadef, Djohra
Hamdi, Wafa
Mwizerwa, Oscar
Ngandeu, Madeleine
Taha, Yassmin
Ayodele, Faleye
Webb, Kate
Scott, Christiaan
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Ngandeu, Madeleine
Taha, Yassmin
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description BACKGROUND: Pediatric Rheumatology is an orphan specialty in Africa which is gradually gaining importance across the continent. MAIN BODY: This commentary discusses the current state of affairs in the sphere of Pediatric Rheumatology across Africa and offers practical strategies to navigate the challenges encountered in research, models of care, education and training. We outline the establishment, opportunities of growth and achievements of the Pediatric Society of the African League Against Rheumatism (PAFLAR). CONCLUSION: This commentary lays the foundation for establishment of a formidable framework and development of partnerships for the prosperity of Pediatric Rheumatology in Africa and beyond.
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spelling pubmed-81036672021-05-10 Pediatric rheumatology in Africa: thriving amidst challenges Migowa, Angela N. Hadef, Djohra Hamdi, Wafa Mwizerwa, Oscar Ngandeu, Madeleine Taha, Yassmin Ayodele, Faleye Webb, Kate Scott, Christiaan Pediatr Rheumatol Online J Commentary BACKGROUND: Pediatric Rheumatology is an orphan specialty in Africa which is gradually gaining importance across the continent. MAIN BODY: This commentary discusses the current state of affairs in the sphere of Pediatric Rheumatology across Africa and offers practical strategies to navigate the challenges encountered in research, models of care, education and training. We outline the establishment, opportunities of growth and achievements of the Pediatric Society of the African League Against Rheumatism (PAFLAR). CONCLUSION: This commentary lays the foundation for establishment of a formidable framework and development of partnerships for the prosperity of Pediatric Rheumatology in Africa and beyond. BioMed Central 2021-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8103667/ /pubmed/33962643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00557-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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Scott, Christiaan
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