Wafaa Rashed, Chair and Founder of Pan – African PGS Education and Research Initiative (PAPERI), shared on LinkedIn:
“PAPERI is Proud! Celebrating African Voices in Genetic Counselling – HUGO Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day Relay 2026․
We are incredibly proud of Sharon Njeri Githongo and Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed, who will be representing Kenya and Tanzania during the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day Relay 2026!
Sharon Njeri Githongo and Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed/LinkedIn
This exciting global initiative brings together genetic counsellors, healthcare professionals, patients, and communities across six continents through a 24-hour continuous relay, highlighting the importance of genetic counselling in healthcare and genomic medicine.
- Kenya and Tanzania – 09:00 UTC (12:00 PM EAT)
Making Genetic Counselling Part of Routine Healthcare in Kenya and Tanzania: Opportunities, Challenges and the Role of Healthcare Professionals
We warmly invite our African colleagues, particularly those from Kenya and Tanzania, to join Sharon and Mohamed, support their contributions, and engage in this important discussion.
But the African contributions do not stop there! We also encourage everyone to attend the other exciting African sessions: - South Africa – 10:00 UTC (12:00 PM South African time)
Genetic Counselling in South Africa: Progress, Paradoxes and Possibilities
Zoom Link - Ghana – 11:00 UTC (11:00 AM GMT)
Sub-Saharan Africa’s First MSc Genetic Counselling Programme in Ghana: Our Journey, Lessons, and Aspirations
Zoom Link
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Online – Join from anywhere!
A message from PAPERI:
At PAPERI, we believe that advancing genomic medicine in Africa requires not only scientific excellence but also building awareness, strengthening healthcare capacity, and empowering professionals across the continent.
Seeing African colleagues contribute to this important global conversation makes us incredibly proud.
Their participation reflects the growing African commitment to advancing genetic counselling and making genomic medicine more accessible and equitable.
Let’s show our support, celebrate our African representatives, and amplify African voices!
We encourage all PAPERI members and the wider African genomics and healthcare community to attend and share these sessions.
Congratulations, Sharon and Mohamed! We are proud of you!”
See program and webinar links below
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