Response to Covid-19 in Africa

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April 20, 2020 Dario Scaramuzzi 0 Comments 6 tags

The impact of Covid-19 in Africa is a ticking bomb on which the European Union (EDCTP) intervenes by supporting research projects. In response to this, a consortium of African and European universities and research institutes developed the ITAIL-COVID-19 project, aimed at implementation of novel and integrated laboratory testing approaches as a strategy against the spread of SARS-COV-2 in the Republic of Congo.

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SEARCH (SouthErn Africa Regulatory for Clinical researcH) is a consortium of Southern African countries (Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana) and European Union, aimed to increase the capacity of the National

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