PATH uses new rapid diagnostic system to test for Covid in Ahmednagar district

PATH decided to implement a testing mechanism which uses two diagnostic tools, namely Abbott ID NOW and Abbott Panbio RDT, at Sangamner in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. PATH has been demonstrating the use of these technologies through pilots across Maharashtra and Punjab.

These sites have also reported an increase in the rate of sample collection, among other impacts, underscoring the combined efficiency.

These solutions meet the two-fold objective of providing a rapid diagnostic kit with better sensitivity, specificity and a confirmatory diagnosis. This testing mechanism was implemented to ensure that the rural hospital adheres to the ICMR diagnostic protocol as well as facilitates decentralised testing, lower patient wait time, faster and accurate results, and reduces the burden on the district-level RT-PCR testing facility, according to officials.

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