Strengthening Africa-Europe Collaboration: Advancing Personalised Medicine Through a Unified Action Plan This virtual event, organised by the EU-Africa PerMed consortium, took place on 20 January 2025. It offered a platform to discuss key aspects of implementing personalised medicine in Africa and explored how collaboration between Africa and Europe can drive innovation and equity in healthcare…

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Collaboration to Increase Patient Involvement in Personalised Medicine – Lessons from Nigeria, Hungary, and a European perspective Date and Time:October 29, 16:00 – 17:00 CET. This webinar explored practical strategies for advancing Personalised Medicine at the point of care, with an emphasis on patient involvement and shared decision-making between healthcare providers and patients. Featuring case…

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Genetic Counseling in Africa and Europe: Challenges, Innovationsand Future Directions This Webinar aimed to explore the unique obstacles and breakthroughs in genetic counseling across two diverse continents. We delved into the varying genetic health issues, resource availability, and cultural perceptions that shape genetic counseling practices in Africa and Europe. Our expert speakers shared insights into…

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Unlocking the secrets of Functional Genomics and its application in Personalised Medicine This event is organised by the PerMediNA Project in collaboration with the EU-Africa PerMed and the African Population and Health Research Center. Webinar Details: Date: July 18, 2024 Time: 10 AM GMT Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSci3SymUesNjfNdfV-oyxlWE-Lem12sR00k0Q8CLeOh5Sbq5Q/viewform More information: As advancements in Genomics continue to…

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Empowering Patients as Partners in Clinical Research Patient Engagement in Personalised Medicine  Research: Europe and Africa Landscape Why Patient Engagement Matters in Clinical Research ? What is the significance of patient engagement in research design, execution, and outcomes ? Is there any evidence on how patient engagement improves study relevance, participants recruitment and retention? 23…

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Personalised Medicine Ethics and Regulations in Africa: From Principles to Practice Serie of Online Webinars: 29 September 2022- 15 December 2022 The purpose of these two 60-minute webinars is to bring together as many members of national ethics committees as possible for an hour and half round table on PM’s ethical and regulatory aspects. The…

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The 2nd Summer School took place from May 21-23, 2024, at the prestigious KCB Leadership Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organised by EU-Africa PerMed project partners, with notable contributions from the Italian Ministry of Health (It-MoH) and the African Population Health Research Center (APHRC) as the local host. We welcomed junior researchers, policymakers, and…

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The EU-Africa PerMed project held its 3rd Stakeholder Workshop as a hybrid event in Dakar, Senegal (26-27 June 2024). The workshop provided an opportunity to present and discuss with relevant stakeholders from Africa and Europe the main outputs and findings from the project, as well as recommendations for the future. Key resources: Workshop Agenda: Download here….

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The next EU-Africa PerMed webinar will focus on Capacity Strengthening For Research and Implementation of Personalised Medicine, and will take place next 22 June 2023. The registration for this event is now closed. The webinar recording is ready and we would like to share this resource with you. Feel free to share within your networks.

The role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) under the Personalised Medicine (PM) approach Jointly organized by the EU-Africa PerMed Consortium, FRIDAY, 14th April 2023 @ 8:30 am UTC This webinar will provide you with an overview of the following concepts: Webinar presentation: The role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) under the Personalised Medicine (PM) approach….

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