Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria

Maintaining quality, competitiveness and innovation in global health technology is a constant challenge for manufacturers, while affordability, access and equity are challenges for governments and international agencies. In this paper we discuss these issues with reference to rapid diagnostic tests...

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Published inBulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 93; no. 12; pp. 862 - 866
Main Authors Visser, Theodoor, Daily, Jennifer, Hotte, Nora, Dolkart, Caitlin, Cunningham, Jane, Yadav, Prashant
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland World Health Organization 01.12.2015
The World Health Organization
Subjects
Access
Antigens
Competitiveness
Diagnostic systems
Diagnostic tests
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - standards
Equity
Health Policy & Services
Humans
Innovations
International organizations
Laboratories
Malaria
Malaria - diagnosis
Medical treatment
Microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum - isolation & purification
Plasmodium vivax - isolation & purification
Policy & Practice
Product testing
Public health
Public sector
Quality of care
Quality of Health Care
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specialists
Studies
Vector-borne diseases
World Health Organization
United States > US
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Summary:Maintaining quality, competitiveness and innovation in global health technology is a constant challenge for manufacturers, while affordability, access and equity are challenges for governments and international agencies. In this paper we discuss these issues with reference to rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. Strategies to control and eliminate malaria depend on early and accurate diagnosis. Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria require little training and equipment and can be performed by non-specialists in remote settings. Use of these tests has expanded significantly over the last few years, following recommendations to test all suspected malaria cases before treatment and the implementation of an evaluation programme to assess the performance of the malaria rapid diagnostic tests. Despite these gains, challenges exist that, if not addressed, could jeopardize the progress made to date. We discuss recent developments in rapid diagnostic tests for malaria, highlight some of the challenges and provide suggestions to address them.
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ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.14.151167