MOBILE LAB TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
TESTING
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the country’s first
mobile I-lab (Infections disease diagnostic lab)
Lab will be deployed in interior, inaccessible parts of the country and
has the capability to perform 25 RT-PCR tests a day, 300 ELISA tests a day and
additional tests for TB, HIV as per CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme)
rates
The Infectious Disease Diagnostic Lab (I-LAB) is supported by the
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, under the
COVID Command strategy, the Health Ministry said
The National Research Development Corporation (NRCD) has licensed the manufacturing
know – how of a PPE (personal protective equipment) suit named “NavRakshak” to
five MSME clients
Manufacturing know – how of NavRakshak was developed at the innovation
Cell of the Institute of Naval Medicine, INHS Asvini Hospital (Mumbai) of the
Navy, from where the name was derived, it stated
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