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Locally-made COVID-19 test kits get FDA green light

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A locally-developed test kit for the detection of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been given the green light by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Pena announced on Friday, July 3.

In his weekly report, Dela Peña said the second version of the GenAmplify COVID-19 test kit “passed the confirmatory testing conducted by the RITM and the Committee on Laboratory Expert Panel.”

The DOST secretary said the test kit was developed by the DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development . “With the endorsement of RITM, the Food and Drug Administration has released a certification on the validity and reliability of the kit,” he said. “Distribution of new kits under the project to selected recipient hospitals and testing centers will be continued,” he added.

Dela Peña also announced that the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital also officially started last Wednesday, July 1, its “study to determine whether convalescent plasma transfusion may be beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19.”“This is a one year project involving a funding of a P4.99 million,” he revealed.

 

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