Home | News & Events | The United States Donates Third Batch of COVID-19 Equipment and Supplies to Laboratories in Kazakhstan
On March 1, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finished the delivery of $102,334 worth of equipment to the Scientific and Practical Center for Sanitary and Epidemiologic Expertise and Monitoring (SPC SEEM) and the Central Reference Laboratory (CRL). The donated items include supplies for sample collection and transportation, laboratory plastic, and COVID-19 PCR test kits.
This is the third batch of supplies and equipment donated by the CDC to Kazakhstan as part of its effort to help the country combat COVID-19. In September and December, the CDC donated $316,000 and $480,000 worth of supplies and equipment to three Kazakhstani laboratories. The latest donation brings the total cost of CDC-donated items to $898,334.