The World Health Organization says it will now make available 120-million high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests, to low and middle-income countries.
The tests will cost a mere US$5, or around R85, and is aimed to boost the quicker and more widespread testing for covid-19 infection.
The Director General at the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says to boost covid-19 testing globally, similar initiatives will be introduced to other countries across the World.
Today, I have good news! Thanks to a partnership between @WHO, @AfricaCDC, @CHAI_health, @FINDdx, @gatesfoundation, @GlobalFund, @UNITAID, 120 million quality antigen based rapid diagnostic #COVID19 tests will be made available to low- & middle-income countries. #ACTogether pic.twitter.com/NB174XX4FG
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 28, 2020
This is the latest move from the Access to #COVID19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator to develop, procure and distribute critical new tools to fight the pandemic; new tests are urgently needed to meet the huge unmet needs for testing worldwide. https://t.co/GmrVxa4RkI #ACTogether
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2020
Global partnership between @AfricaCDC, @gatesfoundation, @CHAI_health, @FINDdx, @GlobalFund, @UNITAID & WHO, to make available 120 million affordable, high-quality #COVID19 rapid tests in low- & middle-income countries: https://t.co/mtCYxCcohI #ACTogetherpic.twitter.com/mVrEjAzHav
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2020
