AU invests in new initiative to boost Africa's COVID-19 research

 Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustration taken March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The African Union has mobilised Sh10.9 billion to set up the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (APGI) to boost disease surveillance and emergency response capacity in the continent.

This is good news for Kenya as it struggles with the burden of infectious diseases, which has been worsened by Covid-19.