Success Stories of Africa-Europe Research Collaboration in Personalised Medicine- THE SALAMA STUDY: Studying Acute Leukaemia Mutations in Africa

The EU-Africa PerMed project, as part of its communication and dissemination work, has undertaken an initiative to identify and showcase Success Stories of AfricaEurope Research Collaboration in Personalised Medicine. Through real case examples, we aim to present compelling narratives that illustrate the tangible benefits of international collaboration in this field, offering valuable insights to policymakers, patients, clinicians, and the general public on why such collaborations are essential to support.

This document presents the Success Story the SALAMA Project - Studying Acute Leukaemia Mutations in Africa. The SALAMA study is a collaboration between research groups in Europe and Africa to improve the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acute leukemia through personalised medicine. Specifically, the collaboration focuses on studying the genetic landscape of childhood blood cancers in Tanzania. The partnership, which took off in 2018 has contributed to the overall.