What do the research leaders hope to learn from genomic and environmental studies in African countries and their populations?
H3Africa will focus on both genes and environmental data in the expectation that it will lead to an understanding of how the interaction between both influences health and disease. Environmental factors could include more than just nutrition and pollution, but also include cultural, religious, political and other social factors that may influence health. African populations carry the oldest, most diverse set of human genes; H3Africa is an opportunity to see how old genes behave in different environments. H3Africa is an opportunity to see how old genes behave in different environments.