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

Cunningham, Jane; Jones, Sophie; L. Gatton, Michelle; W. Barnwell, John; Cheng, Qin; L. Chiodini, Peter; Glenn, Jeffrey; Incardona, Sandra; Kosack, Cara; Luchavez, Jennifer; Ménard, Didier; Nhem, Sina; Oyibo, Wellington; R. Rees-Channer, Roxanne; J. González, Iveth; Bell, David

doi:10.1186/s12936-019-3028-z

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

Published in Malaria Journal • Dec 1, 2019

Authors:

Jane Cunningham

Sophie Jones

Michelle L. Gatton

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 Member St...

Subject

Malaria

Procurement

Plasmodium vivax

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