Africa CDC Launches Initiatives to Advance Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Surveillance in Africa

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Africa CDC Launches Initiatives to Advance Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Surveillance in Africa

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) kicked-off two groundbreaking projects: the Integrated Genomic Surveillance and Data Sharing Platform (IGS) and Integrated Genomic Surveillance for Outbreak Detection (DETECT). These initiatives, co-funded by the European Union, are poised to fortify the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI 2.0), enhancing the capacity of member st…