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TB diagnosis: 16-module GeneXpert machine launched in Lagos


TB diagnosis: 16-module GeneXpert machine launched in Lagos
Mustapha Temidayo
By Adekunle Yusuf  
Hope brightens for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Nigeria as a 16-Module Genexpert Machine is launched in Lagos. This will increase the testing and diagnosis capacity of TB, allowing patients to know their status without much ado.
The 16-Module Genexpert Machine, the first of its kind in the country, was unveiled by the Federal Government, Lagos State Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the Diagnostics Complex of EL-LAB in Festac Town, Lagos. The state-of-the-art  machine, which is for molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), was purchased by USAID through its funded Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus project (SHOPS Plus) for the government of Nigeria to facilitate case detection in the private sector. ....

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