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- Title
Research: Africa's fight for equality.
- Authors
Nordling, Linda
- Abstract
The article focuses on inequality and discriminatory practices against African scientists in international research partnerships (IRP). It comments on a lawsuit against the Kenya Medical Research Institute concerning six Kenyan doctors who'd been systematically passed over for training and promotion compared to their European colleagues. It mentions the lack of government science funding and infrastructure in developing nations and the lack of leadership roles for African scientists in IRPs.
- Subjects
AFRICA; SCIENTISTS; NATIONAL origin discrimination in employment; RESEARCH &; development partnership; FEDERAL aid to research; INTERNATIONAL cooperation with research; KENYA Medical Research Institute
- Publication
Nature, 2015, Vol 521, Issue 7550, p24
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/521024a