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Contents
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix
CHAPTER 1 Genomic Medicine in Developing and Emerging
Economies: State-of-the-Art and Future Trends 1
Catalina Lopez-Correa, George P. Patrinos
Introduction 1
What are emerging economies? 2
Are developing countries and emerging
economies investing in genomics? 3
Are the applications of genomics technologies
limited to human health? 4
Why should we use genomics in developing countries? 4
Rethinking the innovation model for genomics
without borders 8
Conclusions and future perspectives 9
References 11
CHAPTER 2 Taking Genomics From the Bench to the Bedside
in Developing Countries 13
Nirmala D. Sirisena, Vajira H.W. Dissanayake
Background 13
Unmet needs of the developing world 14
Sri Lanka’s initial experience in implementing
genomic medicine 15
Overcoming barriers to implementing genomic
medicine in developing countries 19
Conclusions 24
References 25
CHAPTER 3 Genomics and Public Health: China’s Perspective 27
Wei Wang
Introduction 27
The history and current situation of
public health in China 28 v
