Partnering to promote research where it matters
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Partnering to promote research where it matters
Edward Kamau has gone far in his career, earning a PhD in parasitology and a position with the World Health Organization (WHO) Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, or TDR. But he also remembers the challenges he faced as a university student in Kenya in the 1980s. “If you’re bright, you’ll get a government scholarship and your bachelor’s degree—but after that, it’s ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005530