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Nchangwi Syntia Munung

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Verified email at uct.ac.za
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[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association studies

E Uffelmann, QQ Huang, NS Munung… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) test hundreds of thousands of genetic variants
across many genomes to find those statistically associated with a specific trait or disease …

[HTML][HTML] Equity in international health research collaborations in Africa: perceptions and expectations of African researchers

NS Munung, BM Mayosi, J de Vries - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction and method Africa is currently host to a number of international genomics
research and biobanking consortia, each with a mandate to advance genomics research …

Lessons from the Ebola epidemics and their applications for COVID‐19 pandemic response in sub‐Saharan Africa

MO Afolabi, MO Folayan, NS Munung… - Developing world …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19, caused by a novel coronavirus named SARS‐CoV‐2, was identified in
December 2019, in Wuhan, China. It was first confirmed in sub‐Saharan Africa in Nigeria on …

[HTML][HTML] Model framework for governance of genomic research and biobanking in Africa–a content description

A Yakubu, P Tindana, A Matimba, K Littler… - AAS open …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genomic research and biobanking are expanding globally, with a promise to fast-track the
research needed to improve approaches to disease treatment and prevention through …

Obtaining informed consent for genomics research in Africa: analysis of H3Africa consent documents

NS Munung, P Marshall, M Campbell, K Littler… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - jme.bmj.com
Background The rise in genomic and biobanking research worldwide has led to the
development of different informed consent models for use in such research. This study …

Genomics governance: advancing justice, fairness and equity through the lens of the African communitarian ethic of Ubuntu

NS Munung, J de Vries, B Pratt - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2021 - Springer
There is growing interest for a communitarian approach to the governance of genomics, and
for such governance to be grounded in principles of justice, equity and solidarity. However …

[HTML][HTML] Looking ahead: ethical and social challenges of somatic gene therapy for sickle cell disease in Africa

NS Munung, OE Nnodu, PO Moru, AA Kalu… - Gene Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Somatic gene therapy will be one of the most exciting practices of genetic medicine in Africa
and is primed to offer a “new life” for persons living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Recently …

Towards equitable genomics governance in Africa: guiding principles from theories of global health governance and the African moral theory of Ubuntu

NS Munung, J de Vries, B Pratt - Bioethics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The post‐genomics era promises a revolution characterized by precision medicine and the
integration of genomics into almost every area of biomedical research. At the same time …

Global health inequalities and the need for solidarity: a view from the Global South

MJ Tosam, PC Chi, NS Munung… - Developing World …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although the world has experienced remarkable progress in health care since the last half of
the 20th century, global health inequalities still persist. In some poor countries life …

[HTML][HTML] Assent, parental consent and reconsent for health research in Africa: thematic analysis of national guidelines and lessons from the SickleInAfrica registry

NS Munung, V Nembaware, L Osei-Tutu… - BMC Medical …, 2022 - Springer
The enrolment of children and adolescents in health research requires that attention to be
paid to specific assent and consent requirements such as the age range for seeking assent; …