Staff Reporter :
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has (GK) urged the authorities concerned to complete all the necessary procedures for approving the Covid-19 test kits they had developed.
The GK said it during their meet with the committee of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) set up for carrying out clinical trial of their GR Covid-19 Dot Blot testing kit on Sunday.
Talking to the media, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, said, “We met the BSMMU committee which will conduct the clinical trials of our kits. The committee will let us know what the methodology will be for the trial and how many kits they will test in the process.””We want to be sure that they have all the kits they need.” “We want the clinical trials done as soon as possible. We had applied for ethical approval for the clinical trials at Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC).”
“We hope we will get the approval letter from BMRC within a day or two,” he added.
Earlier on Saturday, BSMMU formed a six-member committee led by Shahina Tabassum, Professor of Virology Department to conduct the performance study (clinical trial) for the rapid Covid-19 test kits made by Gonoshasthaya Kendra.
