Africa’s expanding laboratories outpace biosecurity safeguards
New health security index warns that weak oversight of dual-use research and biological materials in Africa could turn growing biotechnology capacity into a liability.
The 2026 Africa Health Security Index shows that Africa’s rapidly expanding laboratory and biotechnology capacity is not being matched by the safety and security systems needed to prevent accidents or the misuse of dangerous biological materials, according to a new continental assessment.
She said that the 2026 Africa Health Security Index shows that biosecurity has increased on the continent, rising from six out of 100 points in 2021 to 14.
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