COVID-19 MEDICAL TOOLS & LOCAL PRODUCTION IN AFRICA

HOSTED BY DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS/ MSF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Please join us for the final installment of our 3-part webinar series on the 26th November at  11:00 am SA time  as we discuss diagnostics procurement and manufacturing in Africa to ensure equitable access.As well as a presentation by CapeBio, a local manufacturer in South Africa making Covid-19 PCR tests, we will hear about pooled procurement efforts by the African Union’s Medical Supplies Platform, Mologic’s technology transfers to DiaTropix in Senegal, and the role of government in supporting local manufacturing.

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nuEExvW-QgmLxC8AxRQv4g

 

 

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