Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Research and Development
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Overview: Title: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) makes its COVID-19 serological tests available to the WHO to facilitate their manufacture in Africa
Overview:
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is making its COVID-19 serological test technology available to the World Health Organization (WHO) so that it can be manufactured in African and other developing countries.
C-TAP is an initiative by the WHO to provide rapid, equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 health products by scaling up production.
Full details here: https://www.who.int/initiatives/covid-19-technology-access-pool
Type of Justification: Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report)
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation, National – academic, International – academic