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Jun 28, 2025, 06:27
Wafaa M Rashed: Personalized Medicine in Africa – From Possibility to Policy
Wafaa M Rashed, Chair and Founder of PAPERI, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Personalized Medicine in Africa: From Possibility to Policy.
“Genomics won’t transform African healthcare on its own—policies that reflect our diversity, needs, and values will.” “Personalized medicine isn’t just science—it’s strategy, sovereignty, and a chance to rewrite Africa’s health story.”
What if healthcare in Africa could be as diverse and dynamic as its people?
In a powerful new blog, Mr. Mutaz Mohammed, a Pan-African PGS Education and Research Initiative (PAPERI) Policy Advocacy graduate from Sudan 🇸🇩, unpacks how personalized medicine (PM) can address Africa’s double burden of disease—if matched with strong, inclusive health policies.
In this blog, you’ll explore:
How Africa’s unmatched genetic diversity can drive global innovation
Why PM could improve outcomes for HIV, cancer, and rare diseases
The policy gaps holding back implementation—and how to fix them
Success stories from continental initiatives like H3Africa
This is more than medicine—it’s about building ethical, equitable, and evidence-based systems that serve all Africans.
Written as part of Mr. Mutaz’s application to the PAPERI Policy Advocacy in Genetics and Genomics Course, this piece reflects the kind of visionary, grounded leadership PAPERI champions.
Read the full blog here.”
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