Accelerating access to human genomics for public health: perspectives from the Western Pacific region
Over the past two decades, awareness has grown about the wide-ranging applications of genomic technologies in human health and beyond.1 This awareness was further heightened during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which underscored the critical role of genomics while revealing global disparities in its adoption and benefit sharing. Recognising the potential of genomics and its associated implementation challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council produced its inaugural report2 in 2022, outlining a roadmap to accelerate access to genomic technologies and their applications, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Authors
- Yoshihiro Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9006-9551)
- Carmencita David Padilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5812-1871)
- Mas Rina Wati Haji Abdul Hamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2570-9740)
- Greco Mark Malijan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7940-386X)
- Māui Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-4015)
- Ilias Goranitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-8324)
- Takashi Kohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-706X)
- Kidong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-5911)
- Beom Hee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-2631)
- Dayoung Song
- Alex D. H. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2112-3918)
- Jianchao Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-8512)
- William S. Pomat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-9640)
- Hannah Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3204-0834)
- Adiratna Mat Ripen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-8008)
- Erik A. Karlsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6004-5671)
- Eva Maria Cutiongco de la Paz
- Daniel S.W. Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-6786)
- Tiffany Boughtwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-3731)
- Bin Alwi Zilfalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-7892)
- Hyun‐Young Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-7368)
- Catalina López-Correa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3568-687X)
- Joanne Ngeow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1558-3627)
- Shoba Ranganathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-813X)
- Elena Ambrosino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-8213)
- Syahril Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-6266)
- Sun‐Young Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-4058)
- Mi‐Hyun Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-3546)
- Mengji Chen
- Ee Shien Tan
- Anna Laura Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-780X)
- Hidehiro Mizusawa
- Thi Lan Anh Luong
- Nor Fariza Ngah
- Stephen J.K. Waldegrave
- Pio Justin Asuncion
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101265
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33
Funders
- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
- National Institutes of Health
- Health and Medical Research Fund