title: Research collaborations in Tajikistan: lessons to be learnt.
abstract: We have been working on an association of physicians 'links with developing countries' scheme in Tajikistan, which is a nation of 7.5 million people, 93% of which is mountainous, of a similar size to England and Wales, landlocked, resource-poor and richly licked by the brush of history. Understanding the challenges faced by academics working with Tajikistan today requires a cursory understanding of Tajikistan's genesis. Through this lens, present-day technical, organizational and socio-political challenges can be appropriately considered, with a view to improving academic collaboration in the future.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, UK nicolas.massie06@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Massie
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, UK.
authors.forename: M M E
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Crossey
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Garside
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, UK.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Taylor-Robinson
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011057:Politics; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D013620:Tajikistan / Q000208:ethnology