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Jan 31 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
The highlight of my trip to #ArabHealth was meeting Dr Mohammed Chand CEO of Diagnofirm Botswana, reminiscing about the legacy of his late dad the legendary Dr Iqbal Chand (d. June 2021) who independently re-established his own lab in 2001 after fall out with his SA partners…
Hearing Dr Iqbal Chand’s journey from his son Dr Mohammed, including how Diagnofirm Medical Laboratories started in 1990 then the partnership with SA lab group(s) in the 90s & the fallout by 2001 over financials that Dr Iqbal questioned was so profoundly touching & personal…
Even more awe-inspiring is how Dr Iqbal Chand after going on his own managed to independently restart Diagnofirm Medical Laboratories in 2001 then grew it to eclipse all other labs & became the biggest, most dominant & renowned lab player in Botswana …
Dr Iqbal Chand’s sudden death from a cardiac event in 2021 at a prime age of 59 years was a tragic loss to home-grown indigenous-owned laboratories in Botswana & Africa, but his succession planning with his son Dr Mohammed Chand who joined DML in 2018 was a big legacy in itself…
Having come in as a Medical Director in 2018 after training & working in SA, Dr Mohammed Chand oversaw a quadruple-digit growth in turnover of DML within 2-3 years, and his taking the helm was a natural succession as he continues to build on the legacy from strength to strength…
As Dr Mohammed Chand continues with a renewed visionary drive at DML, I am left with nothing but great admiration, utmost respect, deeply felt gratitude & best wishes from this opportunity of connecting in-person having been acquaintances through social media esp. via LinkedIn 🙏🏾
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It’s flu season & based on information that I’ve received from lab colleagues testing swab samples for COVID-19 where the PCR test also detects influenza type A & B plus RSV, the unfolding increase in flu cases is caused by human influenza type A virus, while COVID-19 remains low
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Today I had a great meeting over lunch with my friend and senior lawyer Donald B. Kipkorir who briefed me about the progress of my case that is currently in court filed in January this year, in which I’m suing for my shareholders rights & employment claims facebook.com/10001557736071… ImageImageImageImage
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Daily Data for Hospitalization, ICU & Deaths vs Daily New Cases & Positivity Rate at corresponding points when the rolling 7-day average crossed 800 daily new confirmed cases for each respective wave in Kenya🇰🇪 indicate the 5th wave is far milder compared to previous waves👇🏾

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Whereas infection rate of the current Omicron 5th wave has rapidly surged with high positivity rates/intense community spread, the number of severe cases are relatively lower.

However, hospitalization & deaths are bound to rise as those lag behind a surging new caseload 🤞🏾

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Dec 20, 2021
A sobering article by @SNolen via @NYTimes 😰

Though ALL the vaccines provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, only Pfizer & Moderna when reinforced by a booster appear to have success at stopping Omicron infection

nytimes.com/2021/12/19/hea…
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