Genomas Brasil program: building precision public health within Brazil’s Unified Health System

Brazil is embedding large-scale genomics into its universal public healthcare system, combining sequencing, infrastructure and clinical implementation at scale. The experience may provide a model for other countries in the global south that seek to deliver genomic equity and precision public health

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1. Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil

   Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Evandro de Oliveira Lupatini, Rodrigo Theodoro Rocha, Rafaela de Cesare Parmezan Toledo, Graziella Santana Feitosa Figueiredo, Carlos Eduardo Ibaldo Gonçalves, Isis Laynne de Oliveira Machado, Ana Paula Anzolin, Carolina Carvalho Gontijo, Julia Freitas Daltro Vidal, Meiruze Sousa Freitas & Fernanda De Negri

2. Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz Bahia), Salvador, Brazil

   Pablo Ivan P. Ramos & Roberto P. Carreiro

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G.V.A.F., E.O.L. and R.T.R. conceptualized the manuscript, wrote the first draft and coordinated editing of the manuscript. R.C.P.T., G.S.F.F., C.E.I.G., I.L.O.M., A.P.A., C.C.G., J.F.D.V., P.I.P.R., R.P.C., M.S.F. and F.D.N. edited large parts of the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the manuscript

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Araújo de França, G.V., Lupatini, E.d.O., Rocha, R.T. et al.Genomas Brasil program: building precision public health within Brazil’s Unified Health System.
Nat Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04523-2

• Published:21 July 2026

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