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Kenya set to manufacture and export 20 million rapid diagnostic self-test kits

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Kenya will now manufacture its first end-to-end rapid diagnostic self-test kits, ending over-reliance on imports after Revital Healthcare, a medical devices manufacturer, opened a production plant in Kilifi.

Revital Healthcare is expected to produce 20 million kits monthly for export to more than 30 countries across the globe.

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