Genomics and world health: a decade on : The Lancet

Genomics and world health: a decade on : The Lancet

The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9829, Pages 1853 - 1854, 19 May 2012

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Genomics and world health: a decade on

Tikki Pang a, David Weatherall b

In May, 2002, under the auspices of its Advisory Committee on Health Research, WHO released Genomics and World Health , 1 a report that assessed genomics research and its future possibilities. The report addressed issues of equitable sharing of benefits between low-income and high-income countries, ethical concerns, and integration into delivery of health services, and gave recommendations to ameliorate the problems identified. 2 What progress has been made since release of the report?