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ReviewNature communications2026

Harnessing the power of virtual reality technology to enhance public health genomics skills in Africa.

Harris Onywera, Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Alisen Ayitewala, Alex N Kasembeli, Moussa M Diagne, Sofonias K Tessema

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In one paragraph

Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Harris OnyweraAfrica Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. OnyweraD@africacdc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-4921
Collins Kipngetich TanuiAfrica Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alisen AyitewalaCentral Public Health Laboratories (CPHL), Kampala, Uganda.
Alex N KasembeliGenetic Sciences Division, Life Sciences Group, ThermoFisher Scientific, Nairobi, Kenya.
Moussa M DiagneInstitut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Dakar, Senegal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5461-5623
Sofonias K TessemaAfrica Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1057-5310

Funding

Gates Foundation INV-018278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Africa must sustainably bridge the public health genomics skills gap to build a workforce that responds with speed, quality, and scale. Virtual reality offers a novel and cost-effective solution to address this gap, but its implementation must follow best practices.

Indexed as

GenomicsPublic HealthVirtual RealityAfricaHumans

Identifiers

PMID41629294
PMCPMC12887066

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