- Genomics - Global - World Health Organization (WHO)
Human genomics knowledge and technologies provide new ways to prevent and manage many diseases, and opportunities to achieve global public health goals 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
- 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
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- WHO global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic . . .
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 Genomic surveillance is part of the broader surveillance and laboratory system, and its implementation should reinforce end-to-end capacities including sample collection
- Technical Advisory Group on Genomics (TAG-G)
Composition Following a call for interests, WHO has appointed the 15 members of the TAG-G, who serve in their personal capacities to represent the broad range of disciplines relevant to genomics including but not limited to expertise on cancer, other non-communicable and congenital diseases, human genomic variation, pharmacogenomics, implementation of genome-based technologies into clinical
- 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
- Genomics costing tool - World Health Organization (WHO)
The first edition of the genomics costing tool (GCT) facilitates budgeting and resource mobilization for infrastructure, workforce, biosafety and quality assurance associated with SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance This tool will be useful to country, regional and global policymakers, health administrators and economists, laboratory directors, quality managers, donor institutions and other
- A milestone in public health and disease surveillance: Fiji launches . . .
In a major advancement in public health in the Pacific, Fiji has launched its Pathogen Genomics Laboratory The state-of-the-art facility, based at the Fiji Centre for Disease Control, marks a historic milestone in the country’s ability to rapidly detect, characterize, and respond to infectious disease threats - from antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to viral diseases like influenza, COVID-19
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