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 …

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 …

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 …

Diagnostics are medical devices that provide information about diseases, physiological status, or health conditions in medicine and public health, with any of the following test purposes: …

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 …

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 …

Jan 28, 2021 · Selection, access and use of in vitro diagnostics Access to good quality, affordable, and appropriate health products is indispensable to advance universal health …

Jun 27, 2024 · In response, WHO established the Diagnostics Taskforce as a collaborative mechanism between all WHO programmes, at all three levels of the organization, to support …

WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards of quality, safety and efficacy to optimize health resource use and improve health outcomes. The …