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Dr. Musa Abubakar Kana is a Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant Public Health Physician at Kaduna State University, Nigeria. His research interests and pubic health practice are in perinatal and paediatric epidemiology, health systems and primary health care. Education and career: Institute of Public Health University of Porto, Portugal PhD (Public Health) Candidate (2013-2017); Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria Master of Public Health (MPH, 2005-2006); University of Jos, Nigeria Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, 1995-2003); Faculty of Public Health, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in Public health (FMCPH, 2006-2011) ; Faculty of Community Health, West African College of Physicians, Member of the West African College of Physicians (MWACP, 2006–2010) Professional Bodies affiliated with;: International Epidemiological Association (IEA) – Lifetime Member; Nigerian Medical Association (NMA); Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) 4. Population-Environment Research Network (P-ERN); International Society for infectious diseases
(ISID); Union of African Population Studies (UAPS) Awards and Offices held include: Best Poster presentation, Young Researchers Forum (Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region), European Public Health Conference, October 2015, Milan, Italy; Assistant Dean (Preclinical), Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna State University (January 2015 to present day); Reviewer-African Journal of Reproductive Health (September 2015 to present day); Reviewer-BMC Public Health (July 2015 to present day); Reviewer- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (June 2015 to present day); Member-CME Committee, Nigeria Medical Association (Kaduna State Branch) (Feb 2015 to present day); Public Health Physician, Primary Health Centre Gwagwada, (January 2014-August 2015); Reviewer, Annals of Nigerian Medicine (May 2012 to present day), Acting Head, Department of Community Medicine, Kaduna State University (August-September 2013), (August-September 2014), Member, Kaduna State Steering Committee on Ebola Virus Disease (August 2014); Session co–chair, 5th EUPHA European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, Granada, Spain, 10-12 April, 2014; Chairman, Welfare Committee, Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, Kaduna State University Branch (2013 to present day); Member, Technical Working Group for Health Finance, Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2013 to present day); Member, Seminar Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna State University (2013 to present day); Member, National ARV Drug Resistance Monitoring Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2012 to present day); Reviewer, Annals of Nigerian Medicine (May 2012 to present day) 18. Member, Health Research Ethics Committee, Zamfara State Ministry of Health (2011-2013); AERAS/South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Study Fellowship Award (2011); Member Editorial Board, Jos Journal Of Medicine (2007-2010); Pharmacia Foundation of Ulm University (Germany) Study Fellowship Award (2008); and Elmer Villanueva Fund International Epidemiological Association Membership Sponsorship Award (2008).
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The Epidemiology of African Publications |
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Bibliometric indicators have been widely used in national science and technology statistics publications to measure scientific capacity, productivity and linkages to world science, both in developed and developing countries. Developing countries, particularly those in Africa, have been observed to produce fewer publications than they could.
Even though period data has shown that Africa has experienced increase in publications over time, but it still has a comparative low rate of publications. A lot has been written about improving scientific productivity in Africa, and much has been a cry for more funding. However, it is unlikely that a large amount of scientific funding will be forthcoming. We advocate that African countries and institutions adopt realistic and sustainable solutions.
In the African context, research costs is cheaper and researchers are insufficiently motivated. We argue that the benefits of a regulated publish or perish system may outweigh the associated problems. Incentives to encourage maximum publication in top journals would help African science achieve its potential. This has been demonstrated in Latin America where increased funding to the most productive scientists from the national science development programs had stimulated sudden bursts of publications.
Furthermore, it is documented that most rejected articles fall down on their research methods, knowledge and skill that is urgently needed in Africa. Consequently, the Library of Alexandria has launched an initiative (Research Methods Library of Alexandria) to provide global expertise in research methodology and nurturing scientific communities for fostering mentoring and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Currently, RMLA has identified and reached more than 50,000 faculty members in African universities and research institutions. Established a web-based archive of research methods lectures (http://ssc.bibalex.org/helpdesk/introduction.jsf), help desk and mentoring system that pairs mentees with mentors. Fostered collaborations with global institutions like Biometric Society and Statistics without Border, for partnership and sharing of resources.
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