Finland – Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment – Procurement of equipment and reagents for laboratory diagnostics of the prison health care unit

The object of the acquisition is the roll test equipment used for hepatitis C examinations and the corresponding rapid PCR test cassettes for the Prison Health Care Unit. The goal of the acquisition is to enhance the rapid testing of hepatitis C and promote the elimination of infections from prisoners with a low-threshold operating model. With the available scroll test method, the sample is interpreted quickly on the spot, which enables treatment and breaking chains of infection without delay.