Africa Journal of Rheumatology: enhancing the visibility of rheumatology in Africa

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Clinical Rheumatology welcomes the African Journal of Rheumatology as an important development for the furtherance of rheumatological scholarship and education on the African continent and for rheumatology research in Africans. It is hoped that this development will in turn raise the profile of rheumatological conditions in Africa and among Africans. In particular, it is hoped that this will lead to the much needed collection of African musculoskeletal epidemiological and health services data, assist in the training of African rheumatologists, help to open up African rheumatology to the global rheumatology community, and ultimately improve the quality of care for myriads of Africans with rheumatic disorders. …