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Swiss, Botswana laboratories to collaborate

BHP Lab Director Moyo told President Berset that they have now started to do testing for monkey pox in their laboratory 
PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BHP Lab Director Moyo told President Berset that they have now started to do testing for monkey pox in their laboratory PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

In a historic visit to Botswana, Swiss President Alain Berset has told researchers and medical doctors that he wants the Botswana Harvard Partnership Laboratory to work hand in hand with its counterparts in his country.

Berset, who is on a state visit in the country, said this would help scientists identify viruses or variants quickly as a way of saving lives.

The Swiss health system is one of the world's best and Berset once held the Minister of Health portfolio before he became the President.

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