Scotland Gives Zambia and Malawi 1m Pounds
The Scottish Government has given Zambia and Malawi a one million pounds grant to establish a state-of-the art facility and procurement of advanced laboratory equipment for diagnostics.
The laboratory, which has come through the Lusaka-Blantyre Laboratory project, is collaboration between the University of Glasgow, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences of Malawi and the University of Zambia and is meant to further biomedical research and healthcare research in the Southern Africa region.
Technology and Science Permanent Secretary BRILLIANT HABEENZU and Education Permanent Secretary JOE KAMOKO opened the laboratory at the University of Zambia Ridgeway Campus in Lusaka.
Technology and Science Minister FELIX MUTATI said the unveiling of the laboratory is a beacon of progress in the journey towards advancing human health through scientific inquiry and innovation.
