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Genomics - Global
Genomics is evolving rapidly, and its potential impact for the future of human health cannot yet be known. 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 ...
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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. Genomic surveillance is part of the broader surveillance and laboratory ...
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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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Global genomic surveillance strategy for pathogens with pandemic and ...
This report presents the achievements and impact of the work undertaken by countries, partners and WHO across the objectives and strategic actions of the Strategy. It also highlights planned activities and opportunities to sustain and strengthen these gains, for maximal country impact.
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WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) genomic ...
The objectives of this WHO EPI-WIN Webinar are to orient the public health community on the importance of RSV genomic surveillance and the technical and operational considerations for RSV sequencing and bioinformatics, support in strengthening LMICs capacities for RSV genetic sequencing and bioinformatics, to better understand and monitor RSV phylogenetic diversity, and help standardize ...
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Guidance for human genome data collection, access, use and sharing
Overview 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 genome data. This document serves as a key ...
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Attributes and principles of genomic data-sharing platforms supporting ...
This document describes attributes and operational principles of pathogen genomic data-sharing platforms to support effective, timely and equitable sharing of genomic data from pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential.
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WHO establishes communities of practice for pathogen genomics surveillance
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced ten projects that will receive almost US$ 2 million in grants to improve capacities in pathogen genomic surveillance.
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International Pathogen Surveillance Network announces first recipients ...
The catalytic grant fund was established by the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) to support partners from low- and middle-income countries to build their capacities in pathogen genomic analysis. This technology analyses the genetic code of viruses, bacteria and other disease-causing organisms to understand, in conjunction with other data, how easily they spread, and how sick ...
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Marburg virus disease- Ethiopia - World Health Organization (WHO)
This includes genomic sequencing on positive samples. International referral of samples to a regional reference laboratory should be considered for inter-laboratory comparison.