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

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dc.contributor.authorSarah Hartley
dc.contributor.authorAleksandra Stelmach
dc.contributor.authorChris Opesen
dc.contributor.authorGeorge Ladaah Openjuru
dc.contributor.authorStella Neema
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-06T14:05:04Z
dc.date.available2024-12-06T14:05:04Z
dc.date.issued2024
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 author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by the Welcome Trust (grant number 217166/Z/19/Z) and follow-on funding from UKRI GCRF funds through a British Academy Grant (KF400306—PI Hartley). For the purpose of open access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The funding bodies have no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data or in writing the manuscript.
dc.identifier.otherdoi.org/10.1177/10755470241234048
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/494
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage
dc.titleTalking About Gene Drive in Uganda: The Need for Science Communication to Underpin Engagement
dc.typeArticle

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