Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics for their breakthrough in developing a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for COVID-19.
In a tweet, Dr. Bawumia said: "Uniquely, this KNUST RDT is able to detect asymptomatic cases and takes up to 15-20 minutes to produce results.
"I'm proud of our Ghanaian students for this breakthrough".
It is expected that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) would critically examine the medical device and approve it for mass testing for COVID-19 soon.
This is to enhance surveillance testing for COVID-19 towards ending the respiratory disease in the country.
The innovation comes on the heels of a recent announcement by the same institution that it has produced a ventilator.
The College of Engineering of KNUST has already held a demonstration exercise to explain the working operation of the home-made prototype ventilator.
The medical equipment, which is in the advanced stages of development, is a collaborative work between the College’s Computer Engineering Department and Michigan Technological University.
Ghana's confirmed cases for COVID-19 stand at 1,550 as of Sunday, April 25, with 155 recoveries and 11 deaths, after 100,622 sample test results.
Source: GNA
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Is the VP not ashamed of himself, These institutions need funding to carry out research just like CSIR, Noguchi and other scientific institutions, yet you prioritize buying drones. Just because somebody somewhere will make his/her cut. Let us think about our future and younger generation. A whole big show was organized to implement an App while information service vans are broken down and needed repairs. Ghana needs visionary and strategic leaders
I was enrolled in the medical school in 1990 at Tech. Almost all of us attended just 11 secondary schools. The students were the products of Presec(alma mata), Prempeh,Opoku Ware, Adisadel, Mfantsipim, Augustines, St Peters, Adisadel, Accra Academy, Achimota and Wesley Girls. I don't know the situation in Ghana now but I think a lot of people who could have done medicine in Ghana then couldn't simply because of the lack of facilities.
@Me Man nkoso) I couldn't agree more with you. Most of the students in the engineering departments have the privilege to go to top shs like the Presecs, Wey Gey Heys, Kwabotwes, Prempehs, Achimoas because they live in the middle class communities, have access to the best JSS education. This disparity should be addressed.
Abeiku it is not the fault of the students and their lecturers and old books but the system. Every system dictates how the country is moving.You can't compare the enviroment of East Legon to that of Obuotumpan not that the child in Obuotumpan doesnt want good things but that the good stuff are not there for her to learn something good. Bring her down to East Legon/ Accra and give her just a month or 2 and you will see the change and the best in her/him.Every Ghanaian is bringing out their best because the system demands that everyone want to be a citizen but not a spectator! WE THANK GOD FOR THIS !!
This is how our universities should be and not a chew and pour factory with lazy students, old lecturers with old books...