Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:35 pm
Group Tests with Individual Results
Wilfred Ndifon, a Rwanda researcher has created an innovative pool testing method that enables multiple people to have their samples tested together for the coronavirus without the need for single tests to accurately determine individual results that come up positive.
Leon Mutesa, Professor of human genetics and member of Rwanda government’s COVID-19 task force, explains how it works, “Now, we’re pooling the tests because by mixing the samples, and creating smaller pools, we reduce the number of samples to be tested, which makes the process very fast, in one day we report and give feedback to the patients. This approach can be applied not only in low-income countries but also in high-income countries.”
Rwanda has one of the lowest confirmed virus caseloads in Africa with just over 2,100 infections. The East African nation has conducted more than 300,000 tests for the virus. The World Health Organisation has globally acknowledged the country’s excellent response to the pandemic. Authorities have credited citizens with cooperating with the government’s guidelines.
(AFP)
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