TY - JOUR
T1 - The Shortcomings of COVID-19 Testing in Ecuador
T2 - Time to Incentivize Research and Innovation
AU - Chalen, Izan
AU - Cobo, María Mercedes
AU - Gutierrez, Bernardo
AU - Carrazco-Montalvo, Andrés
AU - Ponce, Patricio
AU - Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic hit Ecuador severely. The country caught the attention of international media due to its high death toll and overwhelmed healthcare system. The clinical diagnostics system was rapidly overloaded, and the import of PCR tests was delayed. The case of Ecuador illustrates how middle-income countries rely heavily on the importation of biotechnological products for their healthcare systems. The Ecuadorian experience during the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a call for the formation of policies for the development of the biotechnological industry.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic hit Ecuador severely. The country caught the attention of international media due to its high death toll and overwhelmed healthcare system. The clinical diagnostics system was rapidly overloaded, and the import of PCR tests was delayed. The case of Ecuador illustrates how middle-income countries rely heavily on the importation of biotechnological products for their healthcare systems. The Ecuadorian experience during the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a call for the formation of policies for the development of the biotechnological industry.
KW - Biotechnology industry
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Research and development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125483589&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/life12030325
DO - 10.3390/life12030325
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85125483589
SN - 2075-1729
VL - 12
JO - Life
JF - Life
IS - 3
M1 - 325
ER -