Ebola malaria yellow fever
now coronavirus fighting epidemic
disease in Africa is not new very happy
and proud that what Africa has done this
time because usually I spend time
running after epidemics this institut
pasteur in dakar is at the forefront of
Africa's response to contain the spread
of kovat 19 across the continent this
time we have been prepared given the
fact that the day Africa has been
affected quite lately and during all
that period of time the different
African countries and our Institute has
been helping in that we're getting ready
this is the laboratory that developed
test kits and understood the
transmission of both Zika and Ebola
years before the viruses became global
problems they say sharing their
knowledge research and expertise is
essential when it comes to preventing
the spread of corona virus this
institute is doing more than just
testing samples in fact it's providing
support resources and education like
this mobile laboratory to more than 35
countries across Africa so that they can
do their own covert 19 testing safely
and reliably I can open my sample it's
not just this mobile lab the Institute
has equipped countries with these
suitcase laboratories is also partnering
with other companies to be able to
manufacture affordable rapid diagnostic
testing in Africa so the continent isn't
reliant on Western countries I think
we've learned through Ebola very hard
about how to handle a very tough disease
I think it's extremely important to be
independent and autonomous in this
regard because the strategy of the
International has regulation is really
to make sure that everything is
contained at the source Africa is some
weak Health System some time are facing
challenge detector early and then
protect not only their own community but
also protecting the rest of the world
for decades there's been a fear of
Africa infecting the rest of the world
with disease but this Institute says now
it's the other way around with most
cases of corona virus being imported
from other countries it states this is
the time the world can learn from Africa
when it comes to halting the spread of
epidemic viruses like covert 19 chi
chi's undo BBC news Dakar
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