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A CD4 test developed by researchers
at Melbourne’s Burnet Institute has received an international award for
innovation.
The test, to be manufactured by
Omega Diagnostics Group, uses a blood drop from a finger-prick to track the
damage caused by HIV; it delivers results in less than an hour and is much
cheaper and more efficient than existing tests.
The money accompanying the award
will be used by Professor Stanley Luchters of the Institute’s Center for
International Health to validate the test among HIV-positive pregnant women in
sub-Saharan Africa.
The test was one of 15 projects
funded through Saving Lives at Birth, an initiative support by USAID, Norway,
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and the UK
Department for International Development.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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