Sustainable European and African Collaboration in Personalised Medicine

Abstract

This policy brief outlines first-hand lessons learnt for Africa-Europe collaborations of the EU-Africa PerMed project and presents four major recommendations for sustainable collaborations in personalised medicine (PM): Establish funding mechanisms for Africa-Europe collaborations on PM research, create the conditions for an equitable environment for Africa-Europe collaborations, identify and develop PM supporting policies, and lastly foster the organisation and collaboration at multiple levels to advance PM.