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Kenya Medical Research Institute Deputy Director Matilu Mwau explains how the Cobas 880 automated testing machine works in Nairobi on April 8, 2020.

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Virus testing machine underutilised due to lack of reagents

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By  Angeline Ochieng

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A viral-load testing machine remains underutilised at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) in Kisumu due to lack of reagents and underfunding.

The Cobas 8800 machine, whose cost is estimated at millions of shillings, has been in use since 2016.

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