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Sustainable Transfer of Biotechnology to Developing Countries

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Poverty and social inequalities have powerfully sculpted not only the distribution of infectious and other diseases but also the course of disease in those affected. The lack of proper diagnosis and access to adequate health services only compounds the problem. In low-resource settings, the burden of disease can be reduced if the basic human and material resources exist to support the use of low-cost interventions by appropriately trained personnel. For 20 years, the Sustainable Sciences Institute has built scientific capacity in developing countries to recognize, prevent, and respond to the threats posed by disease.

Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1196/annals.1425.014

Authors: Josefina Coloma, Eva Harris

Institutions: Sustainable Sciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Biotechnology and Related Fields

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Reduced inequalities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,080