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<image:caption><![CDATA[ There is need for “ring-fenced” funding for African-led research, the development of regional trial networks.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Randomized controlled trials are a cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. ]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/bangui-operation-hiv-blood-science-biomedical-exploitation-story</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Local doctors and researchers were excluded from key HIV research in their own country.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A secret HIV vaccine project in the Central African Republic during the 1990s remained hidden for years without yielding results.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/syphilis-cases-expectant-mothers-rise-since-pandemic-causes</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Delayed screening misses the crucial first trimester, increasing the risk of congenital syphilis.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Late screening delays care, while first-trimester testing is key to preventing congenital syphilis.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.]]></image:caption>
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