Structured PREreview of Harnessing Genomics for Public Health: Use-Case Insights from Uganda

Does the introduction explain the objective of the research presented in the preprint?

Yes

It satisfactorily highlights the various applications of genomics to health care and disease surveillance in Uganda.

Are the methods well-suited for this research?

Highly appropriate

The study is a review article, and the subheadings in the outline were logical and well-explained.

Are the conclusions supported by the data?

Highly supported

The conclusions were consistent with the data, and its visualization was well done.

Are the data presentations, including visualizations, well-suited to represent the data?

Highly appropriate and clear

How clearly do the authors discuss, explain, and interpret their findings and potential next steps for the research?

Somewhat clearly

While their findings and data were well discussed and interpreted, the potential next steps for the research (e.g., scalability to other African countries) were not outlined.

Is the preprint likely to advance academic knowledge?

Highly likely

Yes, it is also likely to advance the application of genomics in healthcare and drive policy.

Would it benefit from language editing?

No

No language errors were noticed.

Would you recommend this preprint to others?

Yes, it’s of high quality

It gives comprehensive insight into how genomics is being integrated to public health sector in Uganda.

Is it ready for attention from an editor, publisher or broader audience?

Yes, as it is

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The authors declare that they did not use generative AI to come up with new ideas for their review.