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The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality
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Substandard and falsified medicines threaten African health systems, yet research on this crisis is fragmented and concentrated in few countries, predominantly led by Global North institutions. Building African-led research capacity is essential for evidence-based policy.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1038/s41467-025-67430-z
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+ European Commission
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/00k4n6c32
- Funding agency for:
- Zeng, F
- Grant:
- 101020598
- Programme:
- Horizon 2020
+ UK Research and Innovation
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/001aqnf71
- Funding agency for:
- Zeng, F
- Programme:
- Metascience AI Fellowship
+ Wellcome Trust
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/029chgv08
- Grant:
- 222506/Z/21/Z
- 202935/Z/16/Z
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Journal:
- Nature Communications More from this journal
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 478
- Publication date:
- 2026-01-10
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-11-24
- DOI:
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2041-1723
- ISSN:
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2041-1723
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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2326016
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pubs:2326016
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- 2026
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