We discover pathogens before they attack — Prof Happi

ON APRIL 28, 2016

In handling certain diseases, it has been proved that time is of the essence. If a patient presents at the hospital early and the ailment diagnosed early, the possibility of survival is high especially in cases like cancer, Lassa fever and Ebola. So it was a great relief when Professor Christian Happi, Dean, College of Postgraduate Studies, Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State, came up with the Lassa Fever and Ebola Virus Disease rapid diagnostic kits.

n this chat with Vanguard Learning, the Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics and Director of World Bank-funded African Seat of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, the African platform for Genomics to solve the problem of infectious diseases in Africa, speaks on the innovations. Excerpts:

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