In this episode of the Illumina Genomics Podcast Illumina’s Amadou Gueye, Marketing Lead for the Middle East & Africa speaks to Professor Martin Nyaga, Head of the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of the Free State. This interview takes a close look at how NGS is revolutionizing public health in Africa and how genomics has been a game-changer in identifying, tackling and tracking associated disease outbreaks. Hear as Professor Nyaga explains the impact of infectious diseases in Africa and how his establishment of the NGS Unit at the University of the Free State is supporting advanced research in genomics and address pressing public health challenges in South Africa. Learn more about how he and his team implemented their NGS lab from scratch, with key considerations for others looking to expand in-lab NGS capacity.