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cord-335191-rxypdzri	Umaru, Farouk A.	Scaling up testing for COVID-19 in Africa: Responding to the pandemic in ways that strengthen health systems	2020-05-14		.txt	text/plain	894	51	49	As of 08 April 2020, more than 48 different in vitro diagnostic devices for COVID-19 diagnosis were listed on the World Health Organization website under the International Medical Devices Regulatory Forum jurisdiction as having received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from nine countries, with China authorising 19 devices or technologies (including antibody test kits). But, should African regulatory agencies or the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) begin to issue EUAs for emerging technologies, with limited validation information in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? African Union Member States, through the efforts of Africa CDC and partners, have received technical support to use existing real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) instruments to conduct testing, mostly at national reference or equivalent laboratories. Leveraging existing RT-PCR instruments for COVID-19 diagnosis is an important step in strengthening health systems on the continent for future emergency pandemics.	./cache/cord-335191-rxypdzri.txt	./txt/cord-335191-rxypdzri.txt