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The Ministry of Health Minsa through the National Institute of Health INS continues to strengthen the National Network of Public Health Laboratories in the regions with the hiring of laboratory personnel and the purchase of 1700000 molecular tests against to a possible third wave in the country. The head of the INS Vctor Suarez Moreno reported that through Urgency Decree No. 085-2021 molecular tests complementary goods and services will be acquired to prevent and attend the emergency due to COVID-19. In this way the head of the INS detailed that the daily processing capacity of molecular tests will be expanded in the 26 regional laboratories of the National Network of Public Health Laboratories professional and technical personnel will be hired for the pre and post-analytical phase. As part of the public health surveillance the technical conditions of the public and private laboratories at the national level which carry out these tests can be verified to guarantee their quality. He explained that the measure will also allow the acquisition of 12500 genetic sequencing tests thereby increasing genomic surveillance to identify circulating variants in the country. The Emergency Decree endorsed by the Chief of the Ministerial Cabinet Guido Bellido the Minister of Economy and Finance Pedro Francke and the Minister of Health Hernando Cevallos authorize the INS for fiscal year 2021 to make budget modifications charged to its budget and to use available balances from Per Compra. The measure will be valid for up to 30 business days after the end of the health emergency caused by COVID-19. Training The National Institute of Health trained health personnel from the 25 regions in Obtaining samples for molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2. 50 health professionals from the sampling areas of the Regional Health Directorates participated. and it was financed by the National Center for Public Health of the INS. The objective was to increase the number of daily samples in the regions strengthening the sampling for molecular tests in health facilities of the first level of care.
