Table 1.
AfSHG meetings since its inception in 2003
| Meeting | Year | Venue | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Accra, Ghana | Biomedical Research in Africa with Emphasis on Genetics |
| 2 | 2004 | Washington, DC, USA | Sustaining the African Society of Human Genetics |
| 3 | 2005 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Human Genetic Variation in Africa |
| 4 | 2006 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Human Genetic Variation and Disease |
| 5 | 2007 | Cairo, Egypt | Genomics Research in Africa: Implications for Disease Diagnosis, Treatment and Drug Development |
| 6 | 2009 | Yaunde, Cameroon | Human Origin, Genetic Diversity and Health [8] |
| 7 | 2011 | Cape Town, South Africa | Building Capacity for Genomic and Translational Research in Africa |
| 8 | 2013 | Accra, Ghana | Advancing Genomic Research in Africa: A Joint Conference of the AfSHG and H3Africa Consortium |
| 9 | 2016 | Dakar, Senegal | Strengthening Human Genetics Research in Africa |