Perspectives on Introduction and Implementation of New Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests
Kara M. Palamountaina b, Jeff M. Bakerc, Elliot P. Cowand, Shaffiq M. Essajeee, Laura T Mazzolaf, Mutsumi Metzlerg, Marco L. Schitoh, Wendy Susan Stevensi j, Gloria J. Youngk, Gonzalo J. Domingog
- aKellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- bKellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- cInfectious Disease Strategic Business Unit, Alere™, Waltham, Massachusetts
- dCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville
- eHIV Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- fWave 80 Biosciences, San Francisco
- gPATH, Seattle, Washington
- hHenry M. Jackson Foundation (contractor), Division of AIDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- iDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of the Witwatersrand
- jNational Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
- kBecton Dickinson Biosciences, San Jose, California
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Abstract
In recent years, there has been significant investment from both the private and public sectors in the development of diagnostic technologies to meet the need for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis testing in low-resource settings. Future investments should ensure that the most appropriate technologies are adopted in settings where they will have a sustainable impact. Achieving these aims requires the involvement of many stakeholders, as their needs, operational constraints, and priorities are often distinct. Here, we discuss these considerations from different perspectives representing those of various stakeholders involved in the development, introduction, and implementation of diagnostic tests. We also discuss some opportunities to address these considerations.
TL;DRConcerns are discussed from different perspectives representing those of various stakeholders involved in the development, introduction, and implementation of diagnostic tests in low-resource settings. (Semantic Scholar)