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USA provides fast Covid-19 testing, biosafety equipment to Bangladesh’s TB hospital

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

TBS Report
27 July, 2020, 08:50 pm
Last modified: 27 July, 2020, 08:52 pm

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USA provides fast Covid-19 testing, biosafety equipment to Bangladesh’s TB hospital

USAID previously provided 74 GeneXpert machines to the Bangladesh government for TB testing

TBS Report
27 July, 2020, 08:50 pm
Last modified: 27 July, 2020, 08:52 pm
USA provides fast Covid-19 testing, biosafety equipment to Bangladesh’s TB hospital

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller visited the 250-bed Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Dhaka's Shyamoli on Monday to observe how US government-provided GeneXpert machines can detect Covid-19 and handed over equipment to improve diagnosis of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB).

The GeneXpert machines allow physicians to complete Covid-19 tests at the hospital within 45 minutes to begin treatment for positive patients without delay, reads a press release.

Ambassador Miller met medical technologists at the hospital laboratory who received US-supported training to develop their skills to effectively use the GeneXpert machines for Covid-19 testing.

The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided more than $100 million over the last ten years to support the National TB Control Programme to reduce the TB burden in Bangladesh.

Since March 2020, The United States embassy has also extended financial and technical support to complement the Bangladesh government's Covid-19 readiness and response efforts.

USAID previously provided 74 GeneXpert machines to the government for TB testing, which are now also being used to test for Covid-19.

The GeneXpert system is produced by Cepheid, a California-based company, and is capable of on-demand tests for a range of diseases, including TB and Covid-19.

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has recently demanded the world's attention, TB remains the leading cause of death by a single infectious disease globally and a top cause of death in Bangladesh.  To improve the diagnosis of MDR-TB Ambassador Miller also handed over two mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) machines to NTP.

The US government was one of the first donors to mobilise funds to support Bangladesh's Covid-19 readiness and response efforts, contributing over $56.5 million from all agencies so far, including nearly $37 million from USAID for development and humanitarian assistance. 

This assistance strengthens the Covid-19 testing capacity of Bangladesh's laboratories and laboratory staff; improves the care of Covid-19 patients; reduces and controls the spread of the infection; increases public knowledge; and dispels myths and misconceptions about the disease.

The US government, through USAID, has provided more than $7 billion in development assistance to Bangladesh since 1971, including more than $1 billion in health-related support.

In 2019, USAID provided over $200 million to improve the lives of people in Bangladesh through programs that expand food security and economic opportunity, improve health and education, promote democratic institutions and practices, protect the environment, and increase resilience to climate change.

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