- As lockdowns loosen and the urban public mobilizes the demand for COVID-19 Test Kits is increasing.
- Kits are being rationed and some countries have yet to receive the kits they have ordered.
- A collapse in global cooperation and international solidarity has essentially removed Africa from the diagnostics market.
- Without the proper testing resources, African communities may enter a situation where they are completely unable to test for the virus.
- Logistical constraints don’t allow testing facilities to test at full potential.
Experts Sound Alarm Over Lack of COVID-19 Test Kits in Africa
(05/26/2020)