AÑO
2019
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
biotechnology, Diagnostics, Medical Innovation
PAÍS
Morocco
CRÉDITOS
Professor Abdeladim Moumen and Dr. Hassan Ait Benhassou
LINK
http://africaninnovation.org/?persons=a-moumen-h-benhassou
Molecular Testing for Hep C and TB
Rapid and effective detection for Hepatitis C and Tuberculosis
Hepatitis C and Tuberculosis (TB) are critical health burdens in Africa. Besides lack of available treatment, access to accurate and cost-effective diagnostic tests remain a challenge across the continent. This innovation comprises of two molecular tests for the rapid, accurate, and effective detection and load quantification of both diseases. The sensitivity and specificity of both tests are higher than current molecular test in the market, thus reducing by half the time needed to perform the PCR reaction. These innovations are 3 to 5 times less expensive than current tests in the market.