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Sub-Saharan Africa: Viral Diseases

Commons · Question 53883 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support diagnostic testing of fevers in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Jun 2025

The UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a long-term supporter of Product Development Partnerships to develop novel health technologies for diseases where commercial markets fail. This support has led to the developmen...