The Ndlovu Research Center on the upswing thanks to GIZ and the Hugo Tempelman Foundation

On August 12, 2021, the handover of the next-generation sequencer, the TF Genexsus, took place at the Ndlovu Research Center.

Representatives from the German Embassy, GIZ and NICD were present to celebrate this important expansion of the research laboratory. Variant studies for COVID19 and the development, tracking and discovery of these variants will be an important part of the development of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the control of the epidemic.

The Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) does not have a laboratory in the three northern provinces. With this generous donation from the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), which was initiated by the Hugo Tempelman Foundation, the Ndlovu Research Laboratory can contribute to this important program.

Dr. Andrea Knigge, GIZ: “It is a pleasure to work with the Ministry of Health and the Ndlovu Research Centre. It is fantastic to see such facilities working and bearing fruit. The introduction of the Genexsus Sequencer is a big step forward in the control and development of the pandemic in South Africa.

 

Ndlovu Care Group with already 50,000 vaccinations in the first month

On 12 August 2021, one month after the start of vaccinations, Ndlovu Care Group was able to contribute 50,000 vaccinations to the national vaccination program in South Africa.
33,674 health care workers in the Limpopo province and more than 15,000 members of the surrounding communities were vaccinated in the public and occupational vaccination program.

A team of over 40 healthcare professionals is continuing this important work, which has only just begun. Their slogan is #VacciNation.

A great success!

 

Ndlovu Care Group’s vaccination program: “VacciNation” is the buzzword

The Ndlovu Care Group’s vaccination program against Covid19 is off to a great start. At the moment, 1,000 to 1,200 vaccinations are being given out every day.
Fears and prejudices are taken seriously. People are given honest information about the virus and the vaccination.
The goal is a “VacciNation”, at least vaccination readiness throughout the nation.