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Experts demand medical devices that test many diseases at once

Laboratory experts from 19 countries are now meeting in Nairobi to find ways to end this silo approach

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by The Star

Health27 April 2023 - 15:04
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The Genexpert machine, for instance, can test for a number of infectious diseases including TB & COVID.

Here is how tests should work: A tiny drop of blood is placed on a small strip, which is inserted into equipment with different reagents that react to the blood's contents.

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