Amrita Hospitals, AMMACHI Labs develop affordable kits for frontline health workers
Amrita Hospitals, AMMACHI Labs develop affordable kits for frontline health workers
01 June 2021 | News The PAPR kits are superior to regular PPEs being low cost, low weight and having higher flow
Doctors at Amrita Hospitals in collaboration with AMMACHI Labs, the academic and research centre at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, have designed and developed affordable kits for frontline workers right from the scratch.
Amrita Hospitals and AMMACHI Labs launched Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) kits, the product jointly in January this year. Amrita Hospital’s goal is to develop a low-cost solution that meets all the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) standards while making these widely available across India and the world at affordable prices.
The diagnostic company has been at the forefront of bringing latest technological advancements to India
As India continues to battle a virulent second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the healthcare infrastructure is straining to cope with the load of new cases. Aiding them in this strenuous task, right from the beginning, are medical laboratories which have undertaken the job of responsible testing and diagnosis. One of the first few labs to be commissioned for Covid-19 testing, Metropolis Healthcare, a leading chain of Indian diagnostic companies, has been in the forefront of the Covid-19 battle.
The company, which has its central laboratory at Mumbai, was first established as ‘Dr Sushil Shah’s Laboratory’ by Dr Sushil Kanubhai Shah in his garage in 1981. It rapidly gained a good name and began clinical research services in 1992. Dr Sushil Shah wished to bring to the Indian people the latest technological advancements; and reportedly, his lab was one of the first in India to
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Srinagar : In a significant development, Food Testing Laboratories of Jammu and Srinagar have joined elite list of prestigious institutions of the country engaged in analytical work of food & food products by achieving NABL accreditation as mandated under Section 43 of Food Safety & Standards Act 2006.
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has granted accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 to Food testing laboratories of Jammu and Srinagar under chemical testing for quality assurance.
In this regard, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) in the year 2016 had advised all the States and UTs to initiate the process of NABL Accreditation. The Apex Authority on 18.12.2020, after reviewing the progress of the States and UTs in this regard had de-notified a number of Food Laboratories of various States and UTs including
SRINAGAR: In a significant development, Food Testing Laboratories of Jammu and Srinagar have joined elite list of prestigious institutions of the country