Atomo Rapid is an award winning Australian healthcare company, Atomo Diagnostics will introduce its innovative malaria testing kit at the 6th MIM Pan-African malaria conference held in Durban. It was developed by Australian healthcare company Atomo Diagnostics and currently underway until October 11. The company is pleased to now announce that it has been awarded a commercialisation grant by the Federal Government to bring to market the first malaria test application on its AtomoRapid™ platform. Rapid testing away from hospitals and clinics is recognised as an increasingly important weapon in the fight, to bring infectious diseases under control in Africa. As malaria test kits have resulted in erroneous diagnosis, AtomoRapid aims to supply accurate readings with the integration of blood collection and the delivery features into the test cassette. A large scale study in Sudan revealed major user errors when using complicated malaria test kits. We all know there is a serious need in Africa for reliable, rapid diagnostic tests. Kits that are easy to use in-field, especially in remote settings. According to the Global Fund, 655,000 malaria deaths were recorded in 2010 with more than 90 per cent of the cases coming from Africa. John Kelly, the CEO & founder of Atomo Diagnostics said: “Malaria is as much of a threat to the wellbeing of Africans as HIV. We wanted to ensure that we were also able to utilise the next-generation AtomoRapid™ solution to aid in the fight against malaria” The company is currently in the process of bringing to market two products: AtomoRapid™ HIV and AtomoRapid™ Malaria, scheduled for launch in Africa later in the year. AtomoRapid™ Malaria will be manufactured in South Africa with production taking place at a new ISO 13485 certified facility. This makes it not only the world’s most user friendly rapid malaria test, Meaning an African made test that can be exported to the benefit of the rest of the world? PING! Magazine acknowledges this great achievement. What do Africans think about AtomoRapid?
Atomo Rapid New Malaria Test Kit Made in Africa
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