Letter to the Editor

A nation in pain: high-quality local research as a crucial step to improve pain prevention and care

P. Kamerman, V.J. Madden, G. Arendse, G.J. Bedwell, D. Cajee, T. Chinaka, B. Mason, M. McDonald, L. Mqadi, J. van der Walt, R. Parker
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 30, No 3 | a1221 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJAA.3138 | © 2024 P. Kamerman, V.J. Madden, G. Arendse, G.J. Bedwell, D. Cajee, T. Chinaka, B. Mason, M. McDonald, L. Mqadi, J. van der Walt, R. Parker | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 19 November 2025 | Published: 30 June 2024

About the author(s)

P. Kamerman, Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
V.J. Madden, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; and, HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
G. Arendse, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
G.J. Bedwell, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
D. Cajee, Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
T. Chinaka, Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
B. Mason, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
M. McDonald, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
L. Mqadi, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
J. van der Walt, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
R. Parker, African Pain Research Initiative, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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