Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?
An early-warning system in Nigeria could alert the world to an emerging pandemic
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Many governments around the world have been questioning how prepared they were for covid- 19 and discussing what they might do in another pandemic.
But what about Africa?
One of the most interesting and significant things happening on the continent is an early warning system in Nigeria which could alert Africa and the world to an emerging pandemic.
It’s been developed by Professor Christian Happi, he’s the Director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases at Redeemer’s University in Nigeria.
Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja spoke to Professor Happi about the work happening at the centre and the lessons learned from covid-19.