Baguio hospital seeks nCoV testing accreditation from WHO


The Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center hopes to soon help the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in screening specimens from persons under investigation for the novel coronavirus. PDI/ANN

BAGUIO CITY (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Officials of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) said they were hoping to get accredited as a World Health Organization reference laboratory for the novel coronavirus (nCoV) and help hasten the testing of the growing number of suspected infections in the country.

Dr Crist Jamora, BGHMC paediatric infectious disease specialist, said they want to help the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in screening the increasing number of specimens from patients under investigation.

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