Outbreak Preparedness Lab

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commissioned the newly constructed outbreak preparedness laboratory of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR). The laboratory, according to President Akufo-Addo, was born out of COVID-19 distress and in anticipation of future public outbreaks. The newly constructed lab block on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) houses a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) laboratory, a Cold Room and 5 Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) laboratories. A speech read on […]