Testing Still Matters

Many countries in Africa are struggling to test sufficient numbers of potential cases of COVID-19 due to the lack of quality testing capacities. Most countries still use the gold standard PCR tests, which require laboratories, reagents and skilled personnel which limits the testing capabilities mostly to the large cities.
The LumiraDx COVID-19 antigen test provides high sensitivity results in 12 minutes, on a connected platform.The session “Why testing still matters” is the first of the LumiraDx Africa online engagement series, convened by AHB, during which experts will zoom into all matters related to diagnostics and testing.