Medical community in developing countries has duty to promote healthcare research

EDITOR—Abbasi's editorial on the Mexico Summit on Health Research 2004 aptly emphasises the significance of formulating and implementing national health research agendas.1 Although this is essential for rich and poor governments alike, it is even more imperative for developing countries to devise appropriate research strategies to reduce child mortality, prevent infectious diseases, and combat AIDS. The medical communities in these countries should take an active part …