In Denmark, it is a tradition to think of people as unique individuals with different needs. This way of seeing people is combined with a genuine respect for and interest in others and their ways of thinking and behaving. By comparison, these two aspects of the Danish society are also the cornerstones of personalised medicine.
Personalised medicine means giving the right medicine in the right dosage to the right patient at the right time, and research involves developing methods to diagnose and stratify patient populations to allow for targeted treatment modified to the genetic and disease profile.
Data-driven public healthcare
Crucial to personalised medicine is the fact that Denmark has a well-functioning public national health insurance system and hospital services of a very high standard.
A major advantage of well integrated public health services in Denmark is that the system operates with shared, integrated journals that follow the patient throughout his/her life. This includes the existence of numerous comprehensive registers and statistical databases of extremely high quality - not least Denmark’s national personal identification number system, where all residents are registered.