MMA wants immediate audit of Covid-19 test kits

Published: May 18, 2021 8:29 AM

Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Dr Subramaniam Muniandy says his group is concerned over the quality of some of the RTK Antigen test kits available in the market and wants the Health Ministry to conduct an immediate audit.

"There are some 17 RTK Antigen test kits that have been approved by the Medical Device Authority (MDA) but not all have been of acceptable quality.

"The MMA has been receiving complaints from a number of practitioners over some of the RTK Antigen test kits used for Covid-19 screening...

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