Maldives launches NAT for screening blood donations

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The Male’ City Group of Hospitals (MCGH) has launched nucleic acid test (NAT) for screening blood donations in the Maldives - a highly sensitive molecular blood test that allows of ultra-early disease diagnosis. Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Haleem, the CEO of MCGH, said the service launched on Thursday at the Maldives Blood Services (MBS), commonly known as the Thalassemia Center. NAT is a