The Ministry of Health receives 10,000 Covid-19 test kits

Based on the epidemic developments and recommendations of units and localities, the Ministry of Health will decide to allocate the number of test kits to medical facilities to serve the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. ..

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan received 10,000 test kits for SARS-CoV-2 On May 12, Prof.Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health, has received 10,000 SARS-CoV-2 test kits for epidemic prevention, awarded by Ampharco USA Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. Facing the complicated situation of Covid-19 epidemic in the period from the end of April 2021 up to now, Vietnam has recorded many cases in the country in 26 provinces, cities and hospitals, Vietnam Young Physician Association. has proposed to the Ministry of Health to receive 10,000 test kits for SARV-COV-2 produced and awarded by Ampharco USA Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to support capacity building for Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. Speaking at the reception, Prof.Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Deputy Minister of Health emphasized: “In the face of the Covid-19 epidemic continuing to affect all aspects of socio-economic life, the fact that Ampharco USA, together with the health sector, supports 10,000 test kits. a very meaningful job, demonstrating the company’s social responsibility in joining hands to repel the pandemic. This is also a policy of the Government to encourage scientists to research and produce products and biologicals for diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, actively contributing to the prevention and control of Covid- 19 ”. This kit has been licensed by the Ministry of Health to circulate in Decision No. 2263 / QD-BYT dated 7/5. During the research and production process, the kit has been tested and clinically proven over 2,000 patient samples and is the result of more than a year of continuous efforts of the team of scientists and partners of the Company. Ampharco USA Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, in order to promptly respond to the Government’s policy of “anti-epidemic like anti-enemy”, contributes to Vietnam’s anti-epidemic Covid-19. Prof.Dr. Do Quyet, Director of Military Medical Academy, said that the AmphaBio HT-Hithroughput PCR Covid-19 test kit is a product of cooperation between the Military Medical Academy and Ampharco USA, applying new technologies of the United States. Military Medical Academy always creates the best conditions for its scientists to research and develop highly applied products, to promptly use them effectively in Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. Following the direction of the Prime Minister, right from March 2020, the Ministry of Health established a Committee for Mobilization and Coordination of Supporting Resources for Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control (Decision No. 1219 / QD-BYT dated 19 / 3/2020 of the Minister of Health). The Ministry of Health agreed to receive 10,000 test kits for SARS-CoV-2 awarded by Ampharco USA Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. However, in order to ensure the storage conditions of the 10,000 test kits mentioned above, the Ministry of Health requests the company to assist in storing and preserving the test numbers that have supported the prevention of the above epidemic at the public warehouse. ty.