Quality issues with malaria rapid diagnostic test accessories and buffer packaging: findings from a 5-country private sector project in Africa

Quality issues with malaria rapid diagnostic test accessories and buffer packaging: findings from a 5-country private sector project in Africa

Abstract Background Use of antigen-detecting malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has increased exponentially over the last decade. WHO’s Global Malaria Programme, FIND, and other collaborators have established a quality assurance scheme to guide product selection, lot verification, transport, stor...

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Main Authors: Steven A. Harvey, Sandra Incardona, Nina Martin, Cristina Lussiana, Elizabeth Streat, Stephanie Dolan, Nora Champouillon, Daniel J. Kyabayinze, Robert Mugerwa, Grace Nakanwagi, Nancy Njoki, Ratsimandisa Rova, Jane Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Buffer Volume
Population Service International
Alcohol Swab
Supervisory Visit
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1820-1

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