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Japan grants US $60,000 to train laboratory technicians

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    The government of Japan has granted 36 million francs CFA (US $60,000) to the Pasteur Institute in the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, for the training of laboratory technicians in the provinces, an official told IRIN on Thursday.

    "We will train them on basic techniques to improve the quality of their lab tests," Raymond Bercion, the institute's biologist and physician, said.

    The trainees are to be instructed in testing methods for the detection of bacteria, parasites, tuberculosis, HIV and for blood group types.

    He said Wednesday's donation would also be used to buy microscopes, chemicals and other laboratory equipment. These, he said, would be installed in a room with a capacity to accommodate 10 trainees, sponsored by the institute's Paris headquarters and the French government. The institute is a renowned medical research establishment.

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