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Who decides tropical medicine research? — Level A1 — boy in blue collared shirt with white face mask

Who decides tropical medicine research?CEFR A1

31 Jul 2025

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Adapted from Daniela Hirschfeld, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by samson tarimo, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
70 words
  • Editors decide which research is published and funded.
  • Many editors work in rich countries far away.
  • Only a few editors come from poorer countries.
  • This makes tropical medicine topics unevenly covered.
  • Local health problems can be ignored by journals.
  • Experts say the field still has colonial roots.
  • They call for more editors from affected countries.
  • Ideas include diversity rules and training programmes.
  • One research group produced the study and recommendations.

Difficult words

  • editor — Person who decides on published articles
    Editors
  • research — Study to find new facts or knowledge
  • fund — Give money for a project or work
    funded
  • tropical — Related to hot regions near the equator
  • ignore — Not pay attention to something or someone
    ignored
  • recommendation — Advice or suggestion about what to do
    recommendations

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Discussion questions

  • Would you like more editors from your country?
  • Are local health problems ignored in your area?

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