Policy documents
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Temmerman, M., Ndaka, N., Hamdi, Y. et al., Recommendations on how to make R&I a driver for sustainable development in AU-EU relations, Temmerman, M.(editor), Ndaka, N.(editor), Hamdi, Y.(editor), Vergütz, L.(editor), Dlamini, B.(editor), Morgan, A.(editor), Agift Ajala, O.(editor), Lanckriet-Goerig, J.(editor), Tijani, B.(editor), Nahon, D.(editor), Abdelkrim, S.(editor), Abdelhak, S.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/619331
The AU-EU Innovation Agenda, Final Version 19 July 2023. This Agenda proposes specific objectives with short-, medium- and long-term actions for four priority areas of the AU-EU cooperation in STI, being one of them Public Health, including precision medicine as a long term action: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-07/ec_rtd_au-eu-innovation-agenda-final-version.pdf
The AU-EU Innovation Agenda Roadmap, which provides information on the governance, the coordination, the implementation and the Monitoring and Evaluation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda. It can be accessed at the link here: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-07/ec_rtd_au-eu-innovation-agenda-roadmap.pdf
Policy brief of the European Initiative 1+Million Genomes Initiative (1+MG) and its supporting project Beyond 1 Million Genomes (B1MG) project on Genomics in Healthcare, Key issues for implementation. Link: https://b1mg-project.eu/images/pdf/Policy_Brief_Genomics_in_Healthcare_2022.pdf.
WHO Science Council Report on Accelerating access to genomics for global health: promotion, implementation, collaboration, and ethical, legal, and social issues, published on the 12th July 2022. Link: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240052857.
ASP Policy Paper 1 (2020). A Framework for the Implementation of Genomic Medicine for Public Health in Africa. 8 February 2021. AAS, AESA, AUDA-NEPAD.
WHO-Africa (2015). Research for health: A strategy for the African region, 2016-2025.
AUDA-NEPAD (2019). Health Research and Innovation Strategy for Africa (HRISA): 2018-2030.
Scientific documents
Musanabaganwa, C.; Ruton, H.; Ruhangaza, D.; Nsabimana, N.; Kayitare, E.; Muvunyi, T.Z.; Semakula, M.; Ntirenganya, F.; Musoni, E.; Ndoli, J.; et al. An Assessment of the Knowledge and Perceptions of Precision Medicine (PM) in the Rwandan Healthcare Setting. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 1707. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13121707. Available open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/13/12/1707
Nyirenda T, Bockarie M, Machingaidze S, Nderu M, Singh M, Fakier N, Habarugira JM, Beattie P, Pandya L, Jajkowicz D, Yazdanpanah Y, Hankins C, Makanga M. Strengthening capacity for clinical research in sub-Saharan Africa: partnerships and networks. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep;110:54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.061. Epub 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34216733. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34216733/
Pereira L, Mutesa L, Tindana P, Ramsay M. African genetic diversity and adaptation inform a precision medicine agenda. Nat Rev Genet. 2021 May;22(5):284-306. doi: 10.1038/s41576-020-00306-8. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33432191. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33432191/
Jongeneel CV, Kotze MJ, Bhaw-Luximon A, Fadlelmola FM, Fakim YJ, Hamdi Y, Kassim SK, Kumuthini J, Nembaware V, Radouani F, Tiffin N, Mulder N. A View on Genomic Medicine Activities in Africa: Implications for Policy. Front Genet. 2022 Apr 27;13:769919. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.769919. PMID: 35571023; PMCID: PMC9091728. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.769919/full
Bentley AR, Callier S, Rotimi C. The Emergence of Genomic Research in Africa and New Frameworks for Equity in Biomedical Research. Ethn Dis. 2019 Feb 21;29(Suppl 1):179-186. DOI: 10.18865/ed.29.S1.179
Dandara C, Huzair F, Borda-Rodriguez A, Chirikure S, Okpechi I, Warnich L, & Masimirembwa C. (2014). H3Africa and the African life sciences ecosystem: building sustainable innovation. Omics : a journal of integrative biology, 18(12), 733–739. https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2014.0145
Munung NS, Mayosi BM, de Vries J. Genomics research in Africa and its impact on global health: insights from African researchers. Glob Health Epidemiol Genom. 2018 Jun 8;3:e12. doi: 10.1017/gheg.2018.3.
Staunton C, de Vries J. The governance of genomic biobank research in Africa: reframing the regulatory tilt. J Law Biosci. 2020 Jan 20;7(1):lsz018. DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsz018
Collaboration in health research
EDCTP3: EU-Africa Global Health Partnership. European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Programme 3. Draft 14 August 2020.