A breakthrough in Covid-19 wastewater checks could speed up tests for informal settlements.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, dozens of countries around the world have been monitoring their sewer systems for the Covid-19 virus. This is all well and good in countries where virtually all the population is connected to the sewer network. But for sub-Saharan Africa, where less than 10% of the population is connected to the sewer network, the answer lies in how to monitor non-sewered communities. Read the full story here.

Published in Quartz Africa on World Toilet Day 2020, 18 November 2020.