Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Vol 57 March, 2023
https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.eclinm.2023. 101867
Emma Hannaya and Madhukar Paib,∗
Diagnostic testing is at the heart of quality healthcare. However, due to neglect of diagnostics, nearly half the world’s population lacks access to essential tests.1 The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a harsh spotlight on in- equities in access to testing. Only about 35% of tests administered worldwide have been used in low- and lower-middle- income countries (LMICs), where 75% of the global population lives.2 At the same time, the pandemic set off a boom in diagnostics.3 We have identified ten opportunities (Table) created by the pandemic that could be leveraged to drive better access to testing in general. ...
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-5370(23)00044-5
https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.eclinm.2023. 101867
Emma Hannaya and Madhukar Paib,∗
Diagnostic testing is at the heart of quality healthcare. However, due to neglect of diagnostics, nearly half the world’s population lacks access to essential tests.1 The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a harsh spotlight on in- equities in access to testing. Only about 35% of tests administered worldwide have been used in low- and lower-middle- income countries (LMICs), where 75% of the global population lives.2 At the same time, the pandemic set off a boom in diagnostics.3 We have identified ten opportunities (Table) created by the pandemic that could be leveraged to drive better access to testing in general. ...
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-5370(23)00044-5