ゲノミクスとバイオテクノロジーを活用して,世界的な健康の公平性を改善する
1Joint Centre for Bioethics and Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. peter.singer@utoronto.ca
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 6, 2001
まとめ
ゲノムバイオテクノロジーは,世界的な健康平等を前進させることができます. 開発途上国の健康上の利益のためにゲノミクスを活用し,健康ゲノミクスの分裂を防ぐための5つのポイント戦略が提案されています.
科学分野:
- ゲノミクスとバイオテクノロジー
- グローバル・ヘルス グローバル・ヘルス
- 健康の平等,健康の平等について
背景:
- ゲノム関連のバイオテクノロジーは,世界的な健康平等を改善する可能性を秘めています.
- 新アフリカイニシアティブとG8首脳会談は,健康ゲノミクスに取り組む機会を提供します.
- 開発途上国における健康問題に対して,ゲノム関連バイオテクノロジーを適用する初期の成功例がある.
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