Twenty active health sector trade unions formed an alliance on Thursday at Abhayaramaya temple under the slogan ‘Suwasaviya’. Representing many professions in the health sphere, they signed a MoU in the backdrop of a pledge to collectively campaign against, what they called, “the sorry state of affairs in the health administrative set-up”.
Ven. Muruttettuwe Ananda thera was elected to head the alliance, while the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) was represented by its president, Dr. Rukshan Bellana as vice president and E. Dharmakeerthi, who represents Paramedical Services, as secretary.
Mrs. Devika Kodituwakku was elected treasurer with Namal Wijesinghe and Roy De Mel were also appointed to key positions in the alliance.
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WINDSOR, ONT Windsor Regional Hospital officials say new rapid testing is now allowing the hospital to assess much more quickly whether in-patients have COVID-19. Implementation of the GeneXpert instrument by laboratory staff and the vendor, InterMedico, is complete and Medical Laboratory Technologists have been trained in the use of the instrument, which was also validated by testing known samples to verify performance and accuracy. WRH can now test up to 200 individuals per week, which is the maximum amount of weekly tests available for use due to an international supply shortage. “Due to the limited supplies, rapid testing will focus on in-patients in hospital who need to be tested to confirm whether they have recovered from the virus, or acquired it,” said a statement from WRH.
New rapid testing at Windsor Regional Hospital will allow them to assess much more quickly whether in-patients in hospital are carrying the COVID-19 virus.
Implementation of the GeneXpert instrument by laboratory staff and the vendor, Inter Medico, is complete and Medical Laboratory Technologists have been trained in the use of the instrument, which was also validated by testing known samples to verify performance and accuracy.
The hospital says they can now test up to 200 individuals per week, which is the maximum amount of weekly tests available for use due to an international supply shortage.
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