Abstract

In 2005, the economic gap between developing and developed countries is bigger than ever, and this has consequences for public health. So, to sustain education and research in the most resource-constrained regions, it is necessary to promote local teaching of the immunology of infectious diseases. This Perspective article reviews the use and expected efficiency of current Internet-based tools for higher education in the biomedical sciences in developing countries. We also discuss other approaches to improve access to updated training in immunology for students in the poorest countries.

Author affiliations

1. Jean-Jacques Fournié and Frédérique Gaits are at the Département Oncogénèse & Signalisation dans les Cellules Hématopoiétiques, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 563, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Pavillon Lefebvre, BP3028 CHU Purpan, Toulouse 31024, France.
2. Marc Bonneville is at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 601, 9 Quai Moncousu, Nantes 44035, France.

Correspondence to: Jean-Jacques Fournié¹ Email: fournie@toulouse.inserm.fr

Published online 20 September 2005

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