Today, participants from 15 ECOWAS countries, including Nigeria, Benin, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Guinea, and Senegal, are diving into intensive hands-on lab sessions at CARE !
This crucial step empowers them to apply real-time PCR and sequencing techniques for Mpox diagnostics while honing their biosafety skills, thereby strengthening the regional response to the outbreak.
This essential week training in the fight against monkeypox in West Africa is organized by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, in collaboration with the OOASWAHO || West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Together, they are combining their expertise to strengthen both continental and global responses to the Mpox threat.