Oct 2, 2025 · Diagnostics are the most important tools that empower the health workforce in the identification of diseases or health conditions. They allow the initiation of treatments in order to …

The Global Diagnostics Coalition is a WHO managed network, administered and housed within WHO. It has 3 objectives: Conduct advocacy activities that raise awareness and increase …

Sep 28, 2020 · In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are tests that can detect disease, conditions and infections. In vitro simply means ‘in glass’, meaning these tests are typically conducted in test …

Jan 29, 2021 · To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, WHO since 2018 has published a yearly essential diagnostics list (EDL), a basket of …

Jul 31, 2025 · To boost supply chain resilience and regional self-reliance, WHO has been actively advocating for locally manufactured quality-assured medicines and diagnostics. In 2023, a …

Mar 19, 2025 · The Landscape analysis of commercially available and pipeline in vitro diagnostics for fungal priority pathogens focuses on commercially available diagnostic products and …

Apr 1, 2025 · WHO's reports addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases, shows urgent need for innovative research and development (R&D) …

Oct 18, 2023 · In response, WHO established the Diagnostics Taskforce as a collaborative mechanism between all WHO programmes, at all three levels of the organization, to support …

TB diagnostics The diagnostic pipeline continues to expand. In August 2025, there were almost 100 products in development (Table 6.1). Tests for TB disease that are in development include …

Feb 2, 2012 · In general in 2022, levels of bacteriological confirmation were highest in high-income countries (median, 89%), where there is wide access to the most sensitive diagnostic …