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A global partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and test manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor will make available innovative Covid-19 tests priced at a maximum of $5 (about R84).

120 million affordable, quality rapid test kits will be provided to 20 countries in Africa, starting in October.A global partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and test manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor will make available innovative Covid-19 tests priced at a maximum of $5 for low- and middle-income countries, including SA.

The partnership will make available 120 million affordable, quality rapid test kits to increase testing capabilities inThis multimillion-dollar intervention is currently undergoing final sign-off.

 

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