{Audio} No COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit approved for use in Nigeria – Council - a podcast by MAP MEDIA

The Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) says it has not approved any Rapid Test Kits for the purpose of diagnosis and surveillance of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of MLSCN, Dr Tosan Erhabor, stated this at a news conference on the Report of Pre-market Validation of SARS-COV-2 Infection (COVID-19) Rapid Test Kits in Nigeria on Friday in Abuja.

According to the registrar, the council has validated four Rapid Test Kits and did not meet expected performance to be used in the country.

Also speaking, Mrs Nwandu Mba, the Director of Laboratory Services, NCDC, emphasised that no rapid test kit had been approved for use in the country.

“Even if we have rapid test kits approved later; it will only serve as a guide. We will still continue to use Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for testing the virus,’’ she said.

She said that NCDC was also working to validate GeneXpert machines for testing of COVID-19 to complement the PCR being currently used. (NAN)

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