The Ministry of Public Health receives the Hua-Yen mobile laboratory from the Chinese government to help Thailand fight the epidemic
On September 19, 2022 at the Department of Medical Sciences Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health (MOPH), together with Mr. Satit Pitutecha Deputy Minister of Public Health Supakit Sirilak, MD. General Director of the Department of Medical Sciences And the management team of the Ministry of Health received a mobile laboratory (laboratory) (The Huo-Yan Air Laboratory) from the Mammoth Foundation, People’s Republic of China. The laboratory was developed by BGI Genomics Company, People’s Republic of China, for the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, 3 rooms, to support Thailand in coping. with COVID-19 and other epidemics which is a public health problem Under the coordination of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Thailand, with Mr. Han Zhiqiang Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand and the delegation as representatives, together with Mr. Su Jia Chao The vice president of BGI Genomics attended
said Mr. Anutin On behalf of the government and the MoPH, thanks to the Chinese government. and a Chinese charity foundation that has always had good intentions for Thailand. The strong ties and commitment of the two countries to jointly resolve the COVID-19 situation, during which the Chinese government supported information and guidelines to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Including the donation of medical supplies, drugs and vaccines to help Thailand fight the Covid-19 epidemic.
said Mr. Anutin The Huo-Yan Mobile Laboratory was born to deal with the epidemic situation of COVID-19 in China. to be used to detect pathogenic viruses and is fully equipped with both technical equipment and internal services
The Ministry of Public Health said the first Hua-Yen mobile laboratory was installed at the China National Gene Bank in Shenzhen. It is a portable inflatable laboratory equipped with a medical waste management system. It can be equipped with tools for real-time PCR analysis, genetic decoders and virus detection technology. In addition, the Hua-Yen mobile laboratory facility was built to accommodate the positive and negative pressure conversion from the intelligent pressure and fresh air control system. with the cost of construction and low power consumption This makes this mobile laboratory only take 24 hours to prepare. It only takes 2-3 days to install and is ready to use perfectly. together with the integrated electrical system and excellent ventilation system It supports the analysis of more than 5000 samples per day. it can help shield goals and mitigate crises a major epidemic in society. Hua-yan Mobile Laboratories have now installed more than 102 rooms in 38 countries around the world.
“This mobile laboratory will be very useful. Since it can be stored, moved and installed in different places, it is a technology that solves the costs and set-up times of a laboratory. highly flexible as it can be adapted to meet usage needs AND can be applied to other post-pandemic tasks such as biochemical laboratory work. Immunology laboratory activities The diagnostic work at the point of care testing (POCT) will be used by the Ministry of Public Health for maximum benefit to people, ”said Anutin.
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