(Mitesh Solanki)
- COVIRAP is a healthcare product developed and commercialized by IIT, Kharagpur.
- It is diagnostic technology not only to detect COVID-19 but other vector borne diseases like influenza, malaria, TB, Japanese Encephalitis etc
- COVIRAP is quite affordable as testing cost is just Rs. 500.
- Secondly this device will minimise the requirement of RT-PCR instrument for testing.
- COVIRAP is comparative quick analytical testing technology as it gives result in just one hour which will scale up the screening of COVID-19 in rural areas.
- COVIRAP machines can be developed at a cost of less than 10,000 Rs.
- Once ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) will validate the COVIRAP than it will be launched for commercialization.