Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan has been awarded the first-ever Manevia Leadership African Award in Public Healthcare Innovation. The Nyan-Test can detect about 3-7 infections and simultaneously identify them in less than an hour. He was awarded a US patent for his invention and recognized last year by the 2020 German-Berlin Science Week. Dr. Nyan has received other awards and recognitions including the 2017 African Innovation Award Special Prize for Social Impact and the Humane Order for African Redemption in 2016 when he served as National Orator of Liberia's 169 Independence Commemoration. Dr. Nyan was honored at an event held in College Park, Maryland over the weekend at the University of Maryland.
