Talking About Gene Drive in Uganda: The Need for Science Communication to Underpin Engagement

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dc.contributor.authorHartley Sarah
dc.contributor.authorStelmach Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorOpesen Chris
dc.contributor.authorOpenjuru George Ladaah
dc.contributor.authorNeema Stella
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-06T14:03:03Z
dc.date.available2024-12-06T14:03:03Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionopen access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
dc.description.abstractUganda may host the world’s first field trials of gene drive mosquitoes for malaria control. Global North discourses pre-suppose African publics have access to information about gene drive and are ready to make decisions about its governance. We explore assumptions about the availability of this information in Uganda. We find a paucity of information available combined with a strong desire for information from lay publics. We discuss these findings in the context of Ugandan information infrastructures and political sensitivities to genetic technologies. If Ugandans are to decide about gene drive, they need independent information about the science to underpin engagement.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Wellcome Trust (grant number 217166/Z/19/Z) and follow-on funding from UKRI GCRF funds through a British Academy Grant (KF400306—PI Hartley).
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10755470241234048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/489
dc.language.isoen
dc.publishersage
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectgene drive mosquitoes
dc.subjectengagement
dc.subjectsocial justice
dc.subjectscience communication
dc.titleTalking About Gene Drive in Uganda: The Need for Science Communication to Underpin Engagement
dc.typeArticle

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