African Design Magazine ADM #38 March 2018 | Page 30
GENOME RESEARCH CENTRE
Developing a high-tech research
facility that offers a better and
safer quality of life for millions of
people in Africa and beyond is
extremely costly. The funding of
the development of the centre
is based purely on donations
from third-party sources. While
the ACEGID genome centre has
received seed funding from the
World Development Bank, much
more will be needed to outfit
this centre so that it can truly
participate as a biosurveillance
network on the global stage. It will
thereby benefit these scientists
and the incredible work they do.
Recent global epidemics
of Ebola and Zika have
shown that the world remains
unprepared to combat the perpetual
threat of infectious disease outbreaks.
To protect ourselves, the global
community needs infectious disease
surveillance systems in every country
and every setting. MASS Design
Group’s partnership with ACEGID is
making this possible, creating an
unparalleled genomics facility in
Africa, designed specifically for the
highly complex and technologically
demanding work within the backdrop
of the African landscape.
Dr Pardis Sabeti
ACEGID and MASS, who have given so
generously of their time and resources
to make this dream a reality, are
currently seeking additional funding to
outfit the facility.
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Should your organisation wish to
become involved, please email
Kareya Saleh (communications
associate at MASS) on:
[email protected]