Genomics in sudan's health policy
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A presentation I gave for the course on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Genomics & Biotechnology during my master in Canada.
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Genomics in sudan's health policy
- 1. Genomics in Sudan's Health Planning: Opportunities and Challenges Ghaiath Hussein Genomics Course. March 3, 2008
- 4. Major Causes of Death (2002) Source: Death and DALY estimates by cause, 2002 http://www.who.int/entity/healthinfo/statistics/bodgbddeathdalyestimates.xls 5 5 17 Tuberculosis 8 5 17 Measles 8 6 19 Diarrhoeal diseases 7 6 20 HIV/AIDS 9 6 22 Malaria 3 8 28 Ischaemic heart disease Years of Life Lost % % Deaths (1000)
- 5. Global Fund Source: http://www.theglobalfund.org/programs/countrysite.aspx?countryid=SUD&lang=en $14,458,591 $36,961,894 $75,055,623 TB $29,516,727 $58,920,846 $161,671,134 HIV/AIDS $19,973,804 $131,613,679 $33,240,453 Malaria Total Funds Disbursed Approved Funding: Total Funding Request :
- 7. “ There can be no peace until people have enough to eat… investments in agricultural research today can cultivate peace tomorrow… biotechnology is not the enemy, starvation is.” Jimmy Carter
- 8. Opportunities North American edition: 31 July 2000 Asian edition: 12 February 2001
- 11. Challenges facing introduction/utilization of genomics
- 16. Discussion Thank You