{"id":7368,"date":"2020-03-26T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7368"},"modified":"2020-03-26T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:21:56","slug":"500000-raised-to-expand-covid-19-testing-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7368","title":{"rendered":"$500,000 raised to expand Covid-19 testing in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=7096fd9b05&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-a:r-1197226262503366934&amp;th=171176a2c06a525a&amp;view=fimg&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-KbOTmEQURDnL8iUiWyDIOvcxjESffm66xk27MxEcbyMnbQQ0_-7pCzW8RY9lsQJJYKm6nLT3hxDn36nyFhtjD_tfFFUjBwFgHI_tMbkQE8W2TAixR-N6xaec&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_k88wf4i10\" alt=\"image.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>African genomics company 54gene has launched a fund to tackle the current challenges around Covid-19 testing in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company initially donated $150,000 to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Within 24 hours of the fund\u2019s launch it had secured an additional $350,000 from its partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money raised thus far will help increase Covid-19 testing capacity in the country by up to 1,000 additional tests a day. It will be used to buy testing instruments and the required biosafety materials such as biosafety cabinets and personal protective equipment needed to keep frontline healthcare workers safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>54gene is also calling for the deployment of a specialised Covid-19 workforce trained in molecular diagnostics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African genomics company 54gene has launched a fund to tackle the current challenges around Covid-19 testing in Nigeria. The company initially donated $150,000 to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Within 24 hours of the fund\u2019s launch it had secured an additional $350,000 from its partners. 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