Let Africa into the market for COVID-19 diagnostics

“African countries are used to widespread testing for pathogens such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. This expertise can easily be adapted for SARS-CoV-2 testing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention… held the first of its training sessions in early February. By mid-March, 43 countries had gained competence to test for the virus – if appropriate reagents were accessible. But they are not.”