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Guyana Builds New Public Health Lab | Guyana News
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Guyana is set to launch a $22 million World Bank-backed project to build a state-of-the-art National Public Health Reference Laboratory, part of a bold “One Health” strategy to unify human, animal, and environmental health systems. Powered by a $15M Pandemic Fund grant and $7M credit, the lab will deploy cutting-edge gene sequencing tech to rapidly detect and track emerging diseases—critical for safeguarding public health. Design work begins in February 2027, with bids opening August 31, 2026, marking a major leap forward in Guyana’s crisis-response capabilities.
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