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• Guidelines

  WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes

  

  WHO has updated its Essential Diagnostics List, a catalogue of the tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases.

   Author(s) WHO   Originally published on July 31, 2019   Posted on July 31, 2019

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• Guidelines Publication

  Considerations for Adoption and Use of Multi-Disease Testing Devices in Integrated Laboratory Networks

  

  In settings where laboratory testing has been traditionally organized by disease programme, the introduction of multi-disease testing devices brings new opportunities for collaboration and integration. This information note published by WHO provides a strategic overview of key implementation considerations for diagnostic integration of polyvalent testing platforms or multianalyte analysers.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 27, 2019   Posted on June 27, 2019

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• Report Presentation

  May 2018 LabCoP ECHO Session Presentation: VL Diagnostic Testing Service Delivery in Kenya

  

  Kenya’s presentation during the May LabCoP ECHO session included their experiences implementing the ‘Plan, Do, Study, Act’ (PDSA) cycle to prioritise and rapidly test ‘change ideas’ needed to facilitate the rapid identification of unsuppressed viral load, followed by swift appropriate clinical action.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 18, 2019   Posted on June 18, 2019

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• e-Learning Video

  PEPFAR HIV Rapid Testing Continuous Quality Improvement

  

  This Rapid Testing Continuous Quality Improvement (RTCQI) training video and competency assessment tool is available on a free virtual education platform, PEPconnect to assist ministries of health, health-care providers, and stakeholders in planning, implementing and sustaining quality assurance for point-of-care testing.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 18, 2019   Posted on June 18, 2019

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• Video

  Early Infant Diagnosis Through Dried Blood Spot Collection

  

  This video, produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in English, French, and Portuguese, describes the procedure for collection of a dried blood spot (DBS) specimen from an infant below 18 months of age for performing HIV-1 PCR. Early infant diagnosis (EID) is critical for timely initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in HIV-infected children who are at high risk of mortality.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on May 19, 2025   Posted on June 17, 2019

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• Video

  Collection of Dried Blood Spot Specimen for Viral Load Testing

  

  In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended viral load (VL) monitoring as the gold standard for monitoring the effectiveness of antiviral therapy (ART). This video, produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in English, French, and Portuguese, shows the recommended step-by-step process for the collection of dried blood spot (DBS) samples for quality assured VL results.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 17, 2019   Posted on June 17, 2019

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