by Donrich Thaldar As the era of genomic medicine dawns, large-scale genomics projects are becoming increasingly central to health care advancements. Projects like FinnGen in Finland, the UK Biobank, and the All of Us initiative in the United States are charting new frontiers in precision medicine, enabling researchers to unlock the genetic codes underlying a…
In times of public health emergencies, States and the public cannot rely on the goodwill of pharmaceutical companies to ensure equitable vaccine rollout.
Navigating the realm of data privacy is as intricate as deciphering the myriad forms of a shape-shifting deity.
Within South Africa’s science policy landscape, two recent proposals highlight an ideological struggle between individual freedom and central control.
Barriers include unequal access to treatment, as well as workplace laws and policies that discourage people from seeking treatment.
On the issue of human genome editing, attitudes between bioethics scholars and the general public diverge.
The participants overwhelmingly supported changing the human genome if this offers promise of a better life.
The African human rights system envisages a design and implementation of abortion law that is responsive to the imperatives of inclusive equality.
South Africa’s response has mostly respected the rule of law. It remains to be seen whether it comes out on the right or wrong side of human rights.
