While on an official visit to Kano State today, DG Chikwe Ihekweazu joined the State Government in commissioning a mobile molecular lab funded by Aliko Dangote Foundation.
This lab set up with 54gene, is the 3rd #COVID19 testing lab in Kano as we expand diagnostic capacity in the state.
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