A major focus of The MiGene Project is the expansion of diagnostic, counseling and treatment capabilities in countries with limited genetic services available.
Genetic Counseling Training
Previously trained Pediatric and Obstetrical nurses at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Diagnostic Services
Ongoing collaboration with MRC-Ethiopia, Ethiopia's only genetic testing laboratory, to expand the lab's testing capacity
Work with the Noguchi Medical Research Institute to study the use genetic testing of dried blood spots as a potential newborn screening tool in Ghana