06/03/2019
Africa
Coffee with Polio Experts: Dr Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi, WHO Regional Office for Africa
Dr Nicksy Gumede-Moeletsi, senior virologist for polio eradication at WHO’s Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, speaks to us about how genetic analysis of isolated polioviruses is helping strategically drive the continent’s eradication effort.
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