The promise of data science for health research in Africa.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 09 2023
29 09 2023
Historique:
received:
06
12
2021
accepted:
15
09
2023
medline:
4
10
2023
pubmed:
29
9
2023
entrez:
28
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Data science health research promises tremendous benefits for African populations, but its implementation is fraught with substantial ethical governance risks that could thwart the delivery of these anticipated benefits. We discuss emerging efforts to build ethical governance frameworks for data science health research in Africa and the opportunities to advance these through investments by African governments and institutions, international funding organizations and collaborations for research and capacity development.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37770478
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41809-2
pii: 10.1038/s41467-023-41809-2
pmc: PMC10539491
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
6084Informations de copyright
© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.
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