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The future of diagnostics in Africa

2026Nature MedicineJournal

10.1038/s41591-026-04308-7 Full text0 citations

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99 authors across 49 institutions in 26 countries.

Yenew KebedeFirst authorCorresponding
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)
Nqobile Ndlovu
- African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)
Susan Nabadda
- Ministry of Health (UG)
Charles Sawadogo
Damian Fuller
Madhukar Pai
Aytenew Ashenafi
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)
Lara Vojnov

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Viral Infections and Outbreaks Researchlevel 3 · 0.29
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Controllevel 3 · 0.25
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testinglevel 3 · 0.10

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openalexseen September 10, 2026
2026 · Nature Medicine · 0 citations
https://openalex.org/W7155202175

Ashley Kallarakal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)

as printed: Ilesh Jani

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (ZW)

Sheick Oumar Coulibaly

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)

Solange L Baptiste

Right to Care (ZA)

as printed: Solange Baptiste

Peter Ehrenkrantz

Smiljka De Lussigny

Anisa Ghadrshenas

Kenneth Fleming

Wayne Van Germet

William Rodriguez

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (ET)

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

Obert Kachuwaire

Lucy Maryogo-Robinson

Sidharth Rupani

Ministry of Health (BW)

Marguerite Loembe

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

Alaine Nyaruhirira

Boghuma Titanji

Daniel Desalegn

Mary Mataranyika

Ministry of Health and Social Services (NA)

Ministry of Health (SC)

Namwaka Mulenga

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

Francine Ntoumi

Fondation Congolaise Pour La Recherche Médicale (CG)

Mohammed Lamorde

Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)

Thebora Sultane

Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)

Gonzalo Domingo

Joseph Bitilinyu-Bangoh

Ministry of Health (MW)
Public Health Institute of Malawi (MW)

Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN)

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

Ludovic Tamadea

African Union Commission (ET)

University of Rwanda (RW)

Amref Health Africa (KE)

African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ET)

Emily Gerth-Guyette

Ministry of Health (ZM)

Ignatius Awinibuno

Ministry of Health (GH)

Kingsley Odiabara

Federal Ministry of Health (NG)

Tapiwanashe Kujinga

Médecins Sans Frontières (ZA)

Lluis Donoso-Bach

Ministère de la Santé Publique (NE)

Sindisiwe Dlamini

Ministry of Health (SZ)

Celestina Obiekea

Trevor PeterSenior author

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