Oral test  HIV in Just 20 mins. Sinoaid now provide new generation of HIV Self Test Kit - HIV Oral Fluid Test Kit for determine HIV infection status with no needles or lancets requirments. No need to draw blood for sample collection with 99.8% accurate results which based on studies conducted in Cameroon, China, India, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, Thailand and Tanzania.

AWARE™ HIV-1/2 OMT

 The Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT (oral fluid) testl, is a single-use, qualitative, visually read, in vitro immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to HIV Type 1 (HIV-1) and Type 2 (HIV-2) in human oral fluid specimens (oral mucosal transudate). The test is intended for use as a point-of-care aid in the clinical diagnosis of HIV infection. It can be used as a component of a multi-test rapid algorithm in conjunction with other approved HIV-antibody assays.

Calypte Biomedical Corporation developed Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT (oral fluid) HIV test to address the drawbacks of current blood-based testing methods. Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT is ideally suited for clinical or professional use in resource-constrained settings and facilitates efficient group counseling and testing.

The each Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT test kit containing everything needed to collect and test an oral fluid sample.

In September 2007, the U.S. Agency for International Development placed the Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT test on its rapid HIV test waiver list, which, under the U.S. Acquisition & Assistance Policy Directive, permits the test to be used in USAID-funded projects. The USAID decision lets countries whose governments have approved the test purchase it with funds from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Announced by President George W. Bush in 2003, PEPFAR was expanded in 2007 with $15 billion in Congress-approved funding through 2012. Additional funding of $30 billion over the next five years was recently proposed to Congress.  PEPFAR is the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease.

Product Highlights

The Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT Oral tests deliver significant advantages:

Speed

•  Generates results in 20 minutes 

Safety

• Requires no handling of blood, significantly reducing risk of exposure to infectious agents
• Eliminates risk of HIV infection of healthcare workers through accidental lancet/needle stick injuries
• Eliminates risk of HIV infection of patients through lancet/needle reuse
• Reduces disposal requirements

Ease of use

• Requires practically no training
• Enables easy sample collection by swabbing the tooth/gum line
• Requires no phlebotomist or lab technician
• Eliminates lancets, needles, Vacutainers®, tourniquets, alcohol wipes or other blood testing supplies

Encouragement of testing

• Honors strong preferences for oral fluid-based over blood-based testing
• Eliminates safety concerns or pain associated with blood collection
• Avoids cultural taboos against handling or drawing blood
• Facilitates testing of children, obese persons, individuals with collapsed veins and other patients where Drawing blood is difficult

Ease of transport and storage

• Lasts 18 months at room temperature (2-30ºC)
• Comes packaged in individual test packs, each containing everything needed to collect and test an oral
  fluid sample 

Economic benefits

• Reduces costs of testing by as much as 59% (based on typical labor and supply costs in Africa)
• Controls costs of infections related to blood-based testing
• Facilitates early treatment when infections are easier and less expensive to treat and contain
• Improves wellness and productivity *** Reduces morbidity and mortality

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