JARC Group Goes Digital for 17th E-nniversary Celebration
For the past 16 years, MEDTEK and the rest of the JARC Group of Companies have been able to come together every May 8th to celebrate our founding anniversary. It is a time wherein we can celebrate the achievements, reunite with colleagues from across and beyond the country, and acknowledge employees who have done outstanding […]
Mobile COVID-19 Testing for Returning Workers
On March 21, the majority of our business sector were sent to a halt as our government placed the entirety of Luzon under enhanced community quarantine. More than a month after the sanctioned ECQ, several provinces have now shifted to a general community quarantine, allowing certain businesses to resume operations. President Duterte stated last April […]
Alternative Quarantine Facilities in the Philippines
With major hospitals in the Philippines facing the threat of the overflowing influx of COVID-19 patients, alternative solutions have been proposed by various sectors to aid our healthcare providers. One possible response that our government is currently pursuing is the conversion of certain public facilities into quarantine centers. “This will ideally de-congest hospitals and […]
MEDTEK Releases FDA-approved COVID-19 Rapid Test
We would like to announce that through our partner, MDX Netherlands, MEDTEK has now added the Innovita 2019-nCoV Ab Test (Colloidal Gold) to our product roster. This new rapid test was recently included in the FDA-approved list of COVID-19 rapid tests. The Innovita 2019-nCoV Ab Test (Colloidal Gold) utilizes the immunocapture method to qualitatively detect […]
i-STAT: The Point-of-Care Device for COVID-19 Patient Management
In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the i-STAT is a point-of-care device equipped with features that are especially beneficial to all healthcare practitioners. With its flexible functionality, the i-STAT has become the device of choice for first responders in countries with significant numbers of confirmed cases such as the US, China, and Australia. We […]
The Race for the Coronavirus Cure
In less than three months, almost 200,000 people have been infected and almost 8,000 have died from the COVID-19’s worldwide course. The fast spreading virus has placed tremendous pressure on the global healthcare industry to not only control the pandemic but to find an effective cure fast. Numerous companies, ranging from legacy drugmakers to small […]
Our Corporate Preventive Measures for COVID-19
MEDTEK and the rest of the JARC Group of Companies have begun implementing various precautionary policies to our nationwide operations. These were put in place in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus disease in the Philippines. As part of the healthcare industry, our employees are in constant contact with medical practitioners in hospitals and laboratories. […]
Myths vs. Facts: The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Panic and confusion, as history would show us, have always been obstacles in trying to contain disease outbreaks. And in the era of fake news and clickbaits, misinformation spreads almost as fast as the virus itself. It has become so easy to share sensational news articles and alarming statistics on our social media sites that […]