In South Africa, a country known for its ethnic diversity and population of approximately 60 million, genomic sequencing has accelerated at a remarkable pace in recent years. And the impact has already been significant.
- This youth month, the SAMRC hosted its 2nd GenS (Generation Science) job shadowing programme in collaboration with Stellenbosch University's Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Throughout history, subsequent generations of young people have experienced a myriad of challenges - perhaps partly shaped by the dynamically evolving surroundings they find themselves in
- A facility in South Africa is building capacity to allow for next generation sequencing (NGS), a technology touted by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being critical to the future of healthcare
- To date, national statistics are only rarely disaggregated by disability status. Often, the little data we find on disability focuses only on disability prevalence. Lack of data and data analysis has contributed to persons with disabilities’ being often invisible in human rights and development policy debates