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Genomic knowledge of other organisms contributes to the understanding of human health and diseases, the interconnectedness across species, and is thus a vital component of the One Health approach Some applications of genomics: medical applications in risk assessment, diagnosis, treatment selection, disease monitoring and drug development;
- WHO releases new principles for ethical human genomic data collection . . .
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a set of principles for the ethical collection, access, use and sharing of human genomic data Created with guidance from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Genomics (TAG-G) and other international experts, these principles establish a global approach to help protect individual rights, promote equity and foster responsible collaboration in
- WHO global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic . . .
Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential, 2022–2032 The Strategy provides a high-level unifying framework to leverage existing capacities, address barriers and strengthen the use of genomic surveillance in the detection, monitoring and response to public health threats
- The essential task of strengthening genomic surveillance: WHO in . . .
The crucial role of effective genomic surveillanceWith the COVID-19 pandemic progressing, genomic surveillance, conducted in an efficient way, is essential to inform us of circulating viruses and response measures required The sequencing of representative samples continuously collected in a standardized approach from patients meeting influenza-like illness, acute respiratory infection, and
- WHO releases step by step guide to help countries develop their . . .
To support countries in articulating their genomic surveillance strategy, WHO recently published “Considerations for developing a national genomic surveillance strategy or action plan for pathogens with pandemic and epidemic potential” This step-by-step guide outlines key considerations and an approach for developing a national strategy
- Guidance for human genome data collection, access, use and sharing
The ethical, legal, and equitable sharing of human genomic data is critical to advancing global health research and ensuring fair access to the benefits of genomics The WHO’s new document outlines a comprehensive set of globally applicable principles designed to guide stakeholders in the responsible collection, use, and sharing of human
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- Human genome editing - World Health Organization (WHO)
In December 2018, WHO established a global, multi-disciplinary Expert Advisory Committee to examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges associated with human genome editing (somatic, that is, non-heritable; germline, involving in vitro studies on early embryos, gametes or their precursors; and heritable, where embryos subject to genome editing are used to establish pregnancies
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