Experts in the health sector have described the move by the federal government to convert the over 300 GeneXpert machines, hitherto, used for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, for ...

Medical laboratory scientists in Ghana are questioning why the government is yet to make functional the over 100 GeneXpert machines that can aid in sample testing of COVID-19. In an address to update ...

On November 4, 2022, the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 126 cutting-edge GeneXpert tuberculosis (TB) testing machines worth U.S. $3 ...

A North West Queensland mine has spent $45,000 on a COVID-19 testing machine for the community — despite the area having no cases of the coronavirus. The newest GeneXpert machine can return a swab ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some three thousand GeneXpert test kits, which can yield results for coronavirus infection in less than an hour, are expected to arrive in the country on Saturday, the Department ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Nunavut's Chief ...

The federal and provincial governments are working to ramp up COVID-19 testing in northern Manitoba by providing rapid-testing machines to four health-care facilities. The Public Health Agency of ...

Technology Review – GeneXpert resembles a high-end espresso maker. The device is simple to use. A technician squirts a sputum ­sample from a patient into what looks like a printer cartridge and then ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) continues to emphasise the critically important role testing plays in curbing the rampaging spread of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19). It describes testing as a ...