Rethinking the Design of Low-Cost Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices

Rethinking the Design of Low-Cost Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices

Reducing the global diseases burden requires effective diagnosis and treatment. In the developing world, accurate diagnosis can be the most expensive and time-consuming aspect of health care. Healthcare cost can, however, be reduced by use of affordable rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). In the develope...

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Main Authors: Faith W. Kimani, Samuel M. Mwangi, Benjamin J. Kwasa, Abdi M. Kusow, Benjamin K. Ngugi, Jiahao Chen, Xinyu Liu, Rebecca Cademartiri, Martin M. Thuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Micromachines
Subjects:
low cost
diagnostics
technology adoption
value-added design
health care
rapid diagnostics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/8/11/317

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