No chance to test Gonoshasthaya kit without approval
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has rejected the Gonoshasthaya Kendra's allegation of noncooperation in giving approval to its coronavirus test kit.
The DGDA Director General Maj Gen Mahbubur Rahman, in a press conference on COVID-19 test kits held at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon, said that his directorate did never non-cooperate Gonoshasthaya Kendra rather always extended cooperation.
Earlier on Sunday, Gonoshasthaya Kendra's (GK) founder trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury alleged that the DGDA has been working against the national interest for business interest.
Additional Health Secretary (admin) and media cell convenor M Habibur Rahman Khan, who was also within the briefing, said, "Just how Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has been blaming the DGDA and the Health Ministry was totally false and intentional."
"Actually the Kendra didn't maintain any protocol in its claim. It blamed the ministry without keeping any satisfactory preparation," he said.
He also informed that there is no chance to examine the coronavirus testing kit produced by the Gonoshasthaya Kendra right now without the approval from the World Health Organisation.
Replying to a question from journalists, Habibur Rahman also informed that some 2,000 more physicians and 6,000 nurses will be recruited soon.
Over one lakh corona test kits are in stock, he added.
