This report is produced within the framework of the EU-Africa PerMED project, an EU funded project with grant agreement no.964333 and entitled "Building links between Europe and Africa in personalized medicine". This report responds to an evident need for insightful scientific and policy mapping of African competencies, collaboration capacities, capabilities and existing needs in addition to the identification of supporting policies and programmes for Personalised Medicine in Africa. The aim of the report, through a scientific mapping process, is to enhance the understanding of the foundations, themes and trends of Personalized Medicine in Africa, as well as identify collaborations capacities, key actors and areas of mutual interest between African countries and European institutions. While through policy mapping, the report aims to identify policies and programmes in African countries supporting and promoting health research and innovation and highlight the specific policies, programmes and initiatives that support Personalised Medicine activities including research projects, training, infrastructure, innovation, the industry already present or operational.

ABOUT EU-Africa PerMed PROJECT

The EU-Africa PerMed project aims is to incorporate African countries into major European initiatives especially International Consortium for Personalised Medicine (ICPerMed) activities in order to contribute to a successful implementation of personalized medicine, fostering joint personalized medicine projects and programs between Africa and Europe, as well as strengthening bilateral EU-Africa science and technology relations in the area of health research and innovation. Ultimately, incorporating African countries into the global personalized medicine research agenda can contribute to shortening existing health disparities between developed and developing countries, as well as facilitating access to new tools and technologies that have the potential to improve health care in Africa.