Harnessing the power of virtual reality technology to enhance public health genomics skills in Africa
Africa must sustainably bridge the public health genomics skills gap to build a workforce that responds with speed, quality, and scale. Virtual reality offers a novel and cost-effective solution to address this gap, but its implementation must follow best practices.
Authors
- Harris Onywera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-4921)
- Alisen Ayitewala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-4006)
- Alex Kasembeli
- Sofonías K. Tessema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-5310)
- Collins Kipngetich Tanui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0421-1708)
- Moussa M. Diagne
Institutions
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar (SN)
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (ZA)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Israel) (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68874-7
- Primary Topic
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention