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Kisumu Hospital Installs XN-31 for One-Minute Malaria Testing

8/19/2026

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XN-31 analyser installed at Kisumu Referral Hospital to give malaria diagnosis and full blood count from one sample.
It returns a malaria result in under one minute and provides an instant blood count.
Lab staff handling up to 1,500 tests say the analyser enables multitasking and eases fatigue versus microscopy.
The pilot across facilities reached 2,300 of 2,500 tests, prompting Kisumu County to negotiate an MOU for reagents and maintenance.

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XN-31 analyser installed at Kisumu Referral Hospital to give malaria diagnosis and full blood count from one sample.
It returns a malaria result in under one minute and provides an instant blood count.
Lab staff handling up to 1,500 tests say the analyser enables multitasking and eases fatigue versus microscopy.
The pilot across facilities reached 2,300 of 2,500 tests, prompting Kisumu County to negotiate an MOU for reagents and maintenance.