HIV/AIDS research received a major boost on October 25 following the commissioning of the latest technology in ***** sample collection in the country.
MagBio Solutions Africa (MGSA), a health research company headquartered in Nairobi launched the ***** STATIS DNA technology, a plastic ********* tube that contains additives that help in slowing down platelets from clumping together to form a clot.
The tube is tailored to ****ilize, transport and store ***** at room temperature for upto 21 days which eliminates the need for costly cold chain transportation of ***** samples.
Going for***d, this means that it w*** be easier to collect and preserve ***** for HIV testing for longer periods wit**ut possible ************* of the samples.
It w*** also ***ist researchers in viral load (number of HIV viruses in the *****stream) monitoring for patients suffering from HIV/AIDS and easy follow up as ***** STASIS tubes allow ****ilization of the HIV virus in ***** for 21 days.
Kenya is the first country in Africa to launch this technology which is a major boost for the country’s fight against HIV/AIDS.
MGSA has already obtained the requisite approvals for the technology from the Pharmacy and ******s Board of Kenya and the Kenya Medical Research Ins***ute (KEMRI).
Speaking d****g the launch which was attended by National AIDS and STI control Programme (NASCOP) Head Dr. Kigen Barmasai as well as senior scientists and researchers from KEMRI and the University of Nairobi (UON), Dr. Hyacinth Ntc**bo, global MGSA CEO said the system allows flexibility and more efficiency in processing high volume ***** samples for HIV.
He challenged scientists in Kenya to deploy medical technology in the fight against HIV/AIDS like the United States and Europe is doing at the moment.
Dr. Ntc**bo added that the company is working closely with research ins***utions in Kenya and the rest of Africa to develop customized products or technology as a solution to address scientific challenges.
He further said the company plans to set up a production factory for its output in Kenya in the near future to serve the region.
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