The Morning Call
Abraham Badu Tawiah from Ghana, a biochemist professor at Ohio State University and others developed paper strips that detect diseases including cancer and malaria. The paper test can be tailored to detect any disease for which the human body produces antibodies, including ovarian cancer and cancer of the large intestine.
Robert Kodingo and Hannane Ferdjani interview Mr Badu over the possibilities of when and how this new kit will start being produced to help fight malaria in Asia and Africa.
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Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo
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Nigeria evacuates Ebola patient to Switzerland, tracks 53 contacts
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South Africa water crisis: Over 500 fall ill amid contamination fears
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At least 10 students die as Ebola outbreak spreads in DR Congo
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to new province bordering CAR
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Well-wishers rally behind Pope Leo XIV as he recovers from cancer surgery