A review of the WHO malaria rapid diagnostic test product testing programme (2008–2018): performance, procurement and policy

A review of the WHO malaria rapid diagnostic test product testing programme (2008–2018): performance, procurement and policy

Abstract Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) emerged in the early 1990s into largely unregulated markets, and uncertain field performance was a major concern for the acceptance of tests for malaria case management. This, combined with the need to guide procurement decisions of UN agencies and WHO...

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Main Authors: Jane Cunningham, Sophie Jones, Michelle L. Gatton, John W. Barnwell, Qin Cheng, Peter L. Chiodini, Jeffrey Glenn, Sandra Incardona, Cara Kosack, Jennifer Luchavez, Didier Menard, Sina Nhem, Wellington Oyibo, Roxanne R. Rees-Channer, Iveth Gonzalez, David Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Rapid diagnostic tests
Product improvement
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3028-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3028-z

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