World Health Organization (WHO), donated four 'GeneXpert' Tuberculosis (TB) screening machine to the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday.
Handing over ceremony of 4 GeneXpert machines to ministry of health by @WHOMaldives.
— Ministry of Health (@MoHmv) September 18, 2019
Maldives has been working towards ending TB in the Maldives by 2025. This diagnostic Tools will add more strength to work towards TB free Maldives. pic.twitter.com/UrghMPc6OL
The handover ceremony held at the ministry was joined by Minister Abdulla Ameen and WHO Maldives' Representative Dr Arvind Mathur.
Health Protection Agency said the machines will further expand diagnosis of TB across the country.
The GeneXpert is a small machine which identifies TB on a molecular level. It was developed in the United States by 'Cepheid' and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). The main advantage of the machine is its efficiency to provide swift results. Additionally, the machine tests for resistance to Rifampicin, an antibiotic used to treat TB.
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