TWO Covid-19 Specimen Collection Booths (SCB) were recently delivered to Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City through the efforts of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD).

Five other units were delivered to Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center in San Fernando City, La Union, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital & Medical Center in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, and DOH Region 1 Center for Health and Development in La Union.

 The Specimen Collection Booths were designed and made by Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise, Inc. (FAME), a DOST-PCIEERD Start-up Grant-awardee, and has passed initial performance assessment from the Regional Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, and Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.  The design was based on testing booths used by other Asian countries. (DOST1)

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